Jake Maloney sits staring at his screen, his face white with shock. He cannot believe it. There before him is a confidential draft letter from the HR manager Colleen Albright to his boss Angelina Wyatt with a copy to the CEO Oscar Treyvaud outlining the reasons for his termination together with recommended severance package. Jake starts to shake.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

1 What would you do if you were:

(a) Jake

(b) CEO Oscar Treyvaud

(c) Jake's boss Angelia Wyatt

(d) HR manager Colleen Albright?

2 What ethical HR and legal issues does this case raise?