Personal loyalty versus business operations : what to do about an aging employee who is also a long-time family friend? /

This decision-based critical incident describes Josh's worry about how to deal with Ben, a long-time family friend and employee of Mountain Top Construction (MTC) whose severe arthritis has left him unable to perform most work functions. As co-owner of MTC, Josh realizes that he must balance fa...

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Main Authors:	Burch, Tyler Clark (Author), Tocher, Neil (Author), Krumwiede, Dennis (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Society for Case Research, 2021.
Series:	SAGE business cases.
Subjects:	Personnel management > Case studies. Employee assistance programs > case studies > Case studies. Personnel > Direction > Études de cas. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	This decision-based critical incident describes Josh's worry about how to deal with Ben, a long-time family friend and employee of Mountain Top Construction (MTC) whose severe arthritis has left him unable to perform most work functions. As co-owner of MTC, Josh realizes that he must balance family friendship with effective business operations. The situation is complicated by the fact that Ben wants to return to work, and Josh will look heartless if he forces Ben out of the company. Ben's situation also made Josh wonder whether MTC, a tight-knit small family firm, should start to purchase disability coverage for employees, develop formal policy about disabled employees, and/or offer employees the option to purchase supplemental insurance.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
ISBN:	9781071946121 1071946129