Controversial Work Behavior |
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Students discuss the legal rights and responsibilities
of employers and employees in this Smart Choices
activity. |
Primary Learning Outcomes
What are the legal rights and responsibilities of employers
and employees?
Additional Learning Outcomes
Assessed QCC Standards:
Grade: 9-12
Guidance
A. Self Knowledge
2
Topic: Skills to
interact positively with others.
Standard: -Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills. -Demonstrate
interpersonal skills required for working with and for others. -Describe
appropriate employer and employee interactions in various situations.
-Demonstrate how to express feelings, reactions, and ideas in an appropriate
manner.
B. Educational and Occupational Exploration
5
Topic: Understanding the need for positive attitudes toward work and
learning.
Standard: -Identify
the positive contributions workers make to society. -Demonstrate knowledge of
the social significance of various occupations. -Demonstrate a positive attitude
toward work. -Demonstrate learning habits and skills that can be used in various
educational situations. -Demonstrate positive work attitudes and
behaviors.
Procedures/Activities
Step:
1 Duration:
Hand out the questionnaire on controversial work behavior. Ask
the students to complete them individually in their seats. After the
questionnaire is completed, discuss the concepts of legal rights and
responsibilities of the producer. Have students share their opinions on the
questionnaire. As these are discussed, have students point out how these fit
into the categories of producer rights and responsibilities. Remind them that a
producer can be an employee. Their responses should include such things as:
Rights · Minimum wage · Right to strike · Rights to safe working conditions ·
Hiring policy · Determination of job standards · Expectation of employees
meeting the contract agreement · Maternity/paternity leave · Family leave
Responsibilities · Meeting contract agreement · Satisfactory job performance ·
Responsible behavior and attendance · Meeting contract concerning wages and
benefits · Safe working conditions · Nondiscriminatory hiring policy with regard
to race, sex, creed, and age
Attachments for Step 1
Title: Questionnaire FileName: Questionnaire.doc
Description: A work behavior chart
with an area to agree or disagree.
Step:
2 Duration:
Discuss which of these rights or responsibilities relate
directly to them now or in the past.
Step:
3 Duration:
File each student’s lists in student portfolios and save for
comparison with future lists.
Materials and Equipment
Copy of resource pages for each student
Standards (Local and/or National)
Total Duration
1 -2 hours
Technology Connection
Assessment
Students will be evaluated during the discussion as to their
understanding of the legal rights and responsibilities of producer-employee and
of producer-employer.
Extension
This activity can be repeated in 12th grade to see how goals
can change.
Remediation
Students experiencing difficulty understanding the role of
employee under various circumstances can use role playing in order to better
grasp the behaviors listed.
Accommodation
Modification
For students with significant disabilities, what changes can
be made in instruction and teaching delivery to allow students to participate in
classroom instruction while working on IEP objectives and off grade level QCC
standards. Below are suggested modifications correlated to the procedures of
this lesson plan.
