The oral reprimand is seen as the most important step in a corrective discipline procedure. Steps of disciplinary counseling include: always counsel in a private place; identify the problem; identify the desired behavior; define the consequences; get commitment from employee; identify session as oral reprimand; and monitor and follow up.(MLW)

Examines the impact of flexible workhours programs on first-line supervisors. Flexi-Time variants have a range of effects on supervision, but these appear within the abilities and tolerances of almost all supervisors, who seem motivated to make any adaptations by positive features for employees and supervisors. (Author/BEF)

Discusses the impact of employees' perceptions of differential uses of supervisory power bases on job satisfaction in a supervisor-subordinate relationship. Examines the use of different kinds of power and how they might be perceived as mediators of an employee-centered or a supervisor-centered management communication style. (JMF)

Discussed are the statutory development of the reasonable accommodation rule, the Supreme Court's treatment of the rule, and the constitutionality of the rule under the establishment clause. Available from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 77 South Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. (Author/MLF)

Sets forth the organizational and personal costs of sexual harassment on the job, the legal precedents for employer liability, and a policy that can protect employers from liability. (JM)

Analyzes the operation of policies regarding the relationship between teachers and local education authorities in terms of their implementation and perceived results, and describes the structure of such relations. Six English local education authorities were the subjects. (Author/IRT)

Proposes using an employee relations index (ERI) to measure factors affecting employee relations and job performance ability. Examines five of ten major ERI factors: attenance, turnover, safety, grievances/complaints, and motor vehicle accidents. Discusses weighing the factors and interpreting the outcome. (CSS)

These 20 suggestions for alienating and demotivating employees address various aspects of interpersonal competence and communication. Some examples are: never deal with issues; always attack the person; develop the art of pained silence; exercise your control by using a demand; and never forget the hidden potential of sarcasm. (JMD)

The experiences of a company that employed industrial psychologists are discussed with specific reference to the psychologists' involvement in placement and recruiting. Industrial psychology that uses a humanistic approach is viewed as beneficial for both employer and employee. (BH)

The layoff problem can be managed if the employer plans operations to provide equal employment opportunity, say the authors. They reexamine the duty to plan for fair employment and apply their conclusions to the reduction-of-hours problem, in light of its peculiar legislative aspects. (LBH)

The effects of fiscal crisis on labor-management relations in New York City are discussed along with the broader implications of the New York experience. It is suggested that the crisis has chilled the public's attitude toward public employees, resulted in new pressures on the collective bargaining process, and prompted a reexamination of…

The history of the National Labor Relations Board's policies regarding church-related institutions are discussed, followed by a consideration of possible unionization of church-affiliated schools and school systems. nLBH)

The role and legal responsibility of interns and residents has become a subject of controversy, and the National Labor Relations Board has declared that hospital housestaff are students and their unions are unprotected by national labor legislation. Related labor problems such as strikes, wages, training, and foreign students are discussed. (LBH)

Reid v. Memphis Publishing Co. represents an anomaly within a developing decision-making trend that is sensitive to the Sabbath observing employee's statutory rights as well as his constitutional right to be uninhibited in the free exercise of his religion. For journal availability see HE 508 783. (LBH)

To stimulate thinking and discussion about the world of art, the author, a careers head at a large London comprehensive, gave this document to students in the upperschool. (Editor/RK)