Employee voice and protections and restraints on that voice.

Prepare PowerPoint (using two impactful slides)—table or chart, picture, drawing, etc.—discussing what employees can and cannot openly say openly about their coworkers, supervisors, and employer.  Cover how the term “protected concerted activities” affects workplaces. 

The audience for presentation will be new shop-floor, first-line supervisors. 

Include notes underneath the slides on what you will say.

Include at least 4 additional sources to help strengthen your discussion.

Supporting Required Material

Brown, G. (April 3, 2017). What can you say? D.C. Circuit speaks on employee confidentiality. 

Littler Insight. Retrieved from 

https://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/what-can-you-say-dc-circuit-speaks-employee-confidentiality.

Du Toit, A. (2014). Engage your employees by giving them a voice. 

Retrieved from 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20141120084540-65643596-engage-your-employees-by-giving-them-a-voice.

Gordon, P., & Appenteng, K. (Feb. 18, 2016). Workplace recording bans and the 

NLRA: Are “No Recording” policies still allowed? Littler Insight. 

Retrieved from 

https://www.littler.com/publication-press/publication/workplace-recording-bans-and-nlra-are-no-recording-policies-still.

Guerin, L. (2017). Can potential employers check your Facebook page? NOLO. 

Retrieved from 

http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/can-potential-employers-check-your-facebook-page.html

National Labor Relations Board (2017). Protected concerted activity. 

Retrieved from 

https://www.nlrb.gov/rights-we-protect/protected-concerted-activity.

Optional Material

Employment Law Information Network. (Browse for useful related articles.) 

Retrieved from

http://www.elinfonet.com/fedarticles/7/12

Huss, S. (2016). 5 beautiful benefits of giving employees a voice. 

Retrieved from 

http://blog.arkadin.com/en/5-beautiful-benefits-of-giving-employees-a-voice/.

NUS Business School. (2017). Speaking up or staying quiet: Understanding employee voice behaviour [Video file].

Retrieved from 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5hGKE3EZE.

Olmstead, K., Lampe, C., & Ellison, N. (2016). Social media and the workplace. Pew Research Center.

Retrieved from

http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/06/22/social-media-and-the-workplace/.

Zaken, M., and Totorica (Stamford), A. (2017). Second Circuit Rules on Bounds of Protected Concerted Activity. Ogletree Deakins.

Retrieved from

https://ogletree.com/shared-content/content/blog/2017/may/second-circuit-rules-on-bounds-of-protected-concerted-activity