TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Unionized employees have the legal right to bring a union representative with them into an investigatory interview if they request it (“Weingarten rights”). This study aims to demonstrate that employers should allow nonunion employees the right to have a co-employee accompany them in a similar type of interview, if the employees make that request.Design/methodology/approach Not applicable.Findings There will be two benefits to allowing nonunion employees the right to bring a co-employee into an investigatory interview with them. First, this will be a form of organizational justice, and researchers demonstrated the benefits of employees perceiving that they receive organizational justice. Secondly, this will be a form of union substitution which should reduce employees’ desire for unionization.Originality/value Whereas most employers seek to avoid the application of Weingarten rights in nonunion workplaces, this article argues that organizations should grant employees this right voluntarily.
VL  - 15
IS  - 6
SN  - 1475-4398
DO  - 10.1108/SHR-07-2016-0063
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-07-2016-0063
AU  - Abraham Steven
PY  - 2016
Y1  - 2016/01/01
TI  - Benefits of providing Weingarten rights for nonunion employees
T2  - Strategic HR Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 267
EP  - 270
Y2  - 2024/09/21
ER  -