Regarding Employment Law. Please view the reading material:

THE RANDY CAVANAUGH CASE SCENARIO

John is a supervisor on a loading dock in the Toronto plant operation of Wilson Bros. Je has just taken a course from you, the Director of Human Resources, on ‘How to Discipline Employees Effectively’. He is very keen to try out some of the techniques he learned in the course.

After returning to his job the following week, he thinks he encounters a perfect insubordination situation. It is the middle of winter, and the dock is very icy. He asks Randy Cavanaugh, one of the loaders, to move a set of skids from the edge of the dock. Randy refuses. Remembering some of what he had learned in his course, Randy says, “Randy, this is a direct order. You are to remove the skids from the edge of the dock. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary action up to and including discharge!”

Randy refuses again. John is totally exasperated. He calls you for advice.

You have a choice. You can support John in his quest to manage his employees with some firmness and control, or you can recommend some other course of action. Your credibility will rest to a degree on your response.

After reading the material above please answer the following questions accordingly.

QUESTIONS

1. Is suspending or terminating Randy for insubordination in this scenario the correct course of action?

2. What factors, other than insubordination, need to be taken into consideration?

3. What right is Randy exercising on the dock that day? Did he exercise that right properly?

4. Imagine that you have to write a formal report about this incident for the management of Wilson Bros. Write the executive summary of this report. Your executive summary should explain the rights involved, provide a detailed description of the steps that should have been followed, and include a set of recommendations to ensure a case such as this doesn’t happen again at Wilson Bros. (Approx. 250-300 words - 15 marks) NOTE: Since this is the executive summary of a workplace report, you should not mention the course notes or textbook; however, you need to reference laws, statutes, or cases discussed in the course notes or textbook to support your arguments.