"LOSS OF VALUE" FOR EXCESSIVE ABSENTEEISM: A CASE STUDY

This case involves an employee with an extended history of frequent and protracted absences over his employment of 17 years. When the company finally terminated him after going through all the options available to them, the union representing him filed a grievance which progressed thorough the steps...

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Published in:Journal of the International Academy for Case Studies 2011-07, Vol.17 (5), p.97
Main Authors: Mayfield, E Hill, Borstorff, Patricia C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absenteeism
Arbitration
Case studies
Collective bargaining
Employees
Employers
Employment
Grievance procedures
Industrial plants
Labor contracts
Operating losses
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Summary:This case involves an employee with an extended history of frequent and protracted absences over his employment of 17 years. When the company finally terminated him after going through all the options available to them, the union representing him filed a grievance which progressed thorough the steps of the plant grievance procedure to arbitration. This case is exciting as it is based on first-hand knowledge of the situation. Students will have a sense of immediacy upon reading the case. It gives a perspective seldom available to undergraduate students in the meaning of "Loss of Value" and how such a case must be approached by management. It involves interesting exerts from previous Arbitrators' decisions, along with views of such cases from Authors Elkouri & Elkouri. The case involves interesting testimony during the arbitration hearing by both the grievant and his Union Representative as both give their perspectives on the case to the Arbitrator. This case also has serious implications during the negotiations of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the parties during the sale of the plant to a new owner. Finally, there is a surprising caveat seldom experienced following an arbitrator's binding opinion and decision to both the Company and the Union. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1078-4950
1532-5822