HR professionals have the responsibility to enforce workplace rules, promote cooperation, insist on civility and respect, and—most of all—remind folks they are on one team, at least in the workplace. Meanwhile, another election season is immiment. How do you keep people working productively when those very divisive discussions are happening at work?
No Constitutional Right to Free Speech in Private Workplaces
Given politics’ ability to detract from teamwork and collegiality, employers may wonder whether they could lawfully discipline or discharge an employee for various actions: