Acct 556 Case 6.1

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Learning journal unit 6
1. The law provides several rights and freedoms, but there are also limits to the rights provided to employees according to the law. Employee rights are limited to performance in the sense that, they should work to meet the employers targets irrespective of the rights granted to them by the law (John, 2015). Secondly, employee’s rights are limited to discipline. Hence, they should be always committed towards following work place rules and procedures including time adherence, respect of organizations property, and dressing properly at the place of work.
2. The law specifies the facts that can prompt employers to terminate employees from work, hence they are not allowed to terminate them at will (Fisher & Putman, 2016).

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