Solved

Polar Industries Has a Zero Tolerance Policy for Discrimination and Harassment

Question 11

Multiple Choice

Polar Industries has a zero tolerance policy for discrimination and harassment based on race, color, gender, national origin, religion and sexual orientation. The policy also states that employees will treat each other with respect without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, religion and sexual orientation. Estelle works for Polar and her supervisor puts her on a project team with four other coworkers, including Marty, an openly gay coworker. Estelle is a devout Southern Baptist and she believes that homosexuality is immoral. She refuses to communicate with Marty or work with him. She refuses to participate in meetings when he is in attendance. She believes that acknowledging Marty in any way would be accepting homosexuality, which goes against her religion. As a result, her team is having difficulty completing its project because of Estelle's issues. Polar should


A) move Estelle to a department with no gay employees.
B) do nothing because Estelle has the right to refuse to work with coworkers based on her religion.
C) fire Estelle unless she follows Polar's policy and cooperates with her team.
D) revoke its zero tolerance policy.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents