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| Author: | McLean-Parks, J. Schmedmann, D. A. |
| Title: | When promises become contracts: Implied contracts and handbook provisions on job security |
| Journal: | Human Resource Management
1994 : FALL, VOL. 33:3, p. 403-423 |
| Index terms: | EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS LABOUR LAW JOB SECURITY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this article, policy capturing was used to examine how lawyers, as experts, understand the wording in employee handbook passages that promise procedural protections for employees. Specifically, how the wording of employee handbook passages can create both legal and nonlegal oblications was examined. Forty-six lawyers were asked to make the following judgments: whether the handbook passage constituted a legal or moral obligation and the chances of the employer winning or being granted a summary judgment in a wrongful discharge suit. Five aspects of the handbook passages were examined: verb strength, specifity, contract disclaimers, legalistic jargon, and the employee's signature. |
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