HRM 3420 Lecture Notes - Lecture 45: Whistleblower
3 May 2018
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HRM 3420 Lecture 45 Notes – A Settlement and Resignations at the Top
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• One longstanding zoo member emailed the local newspaper that he was disgusted with
zoo adiistrators: The firig of the histleloig et is eough to ake oe oder
if the chimpanzees could not do a better job of running the place.
• If anything would make me stop supporting the zoo, it is the attitude of the zoo director
and [chief operating officer].
• To rent Volvos for themselves, to be so wasteful with the dollars of the taxpayers is
tantamount to being part of the low-do reptile ehiit.
• After his dismissal, Bernardino approached the board of directors, requesting that they
meet with him and give him back his job.
• The board was feeling under siege because of all the negative publicity.
• Berardio’s disissal seeed to oilize ouit setient toward the
eteriaria, ad agaist the zoo’s seior aageet.
• In an effort to quiet speculation by community members about zoo leadership, the
board of directors made a settlement with Dr. Bernardino on May 1, 2014.
• The agreement reinstated him to his position of director of Animal Health and Nutrition
of the zoo effective immediately, although he would serve in this role only as a
osultat, o a as-eeded asis.
• The agreement stated that Bernardino was not allowed to be on zoo grounds while
performing his job, and could not enter the zoo as a private citizen for six months.
• The agreeet prohiited hi fro disussig his opiios as to the elfare of the
animals at the Zoo, the circumstances of his termination or reinstatement of
employment, his opinions regarding personnel at the Zoo, or any other matters
pertaiig to the Zoo ith aoe uless supoeaed.
• Berardio’s osultig positio as to last for 18 oths.
• He would be paid $105 000, plus health and retirement benefits during that time.
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