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The rights and responsibilities of employees in the workplace, as well as the ethical responsibilities of employers. It also presents an ethical dilemma and evaluates it from a utilitarian and relativistic perspective. The document emphasizes the importance of workplace safety, fair compensation, and a harassment-free environment. It also highlights the need for employers to make decisions that promote the welfare of their employees. The ethical dilemma presented involves an employee being offered a gift from a customer, which goes against company policy. The document evaluates this dilemma from a utilitarian and relativistic perspective.
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C Business Ethics: Task 2 Course: C Western Governors University A1. Employees’ Right and Responsibilities Employees have the right to a workplace free of harassment and discrimination. This is important because it builds trust within the environment and decrease employees’ turnover rate. Employees have the right to a safe and healthful work environment. Employees should be provided with any and all protected equipment and training required to minimize their chances of getting hurt or sick on the job. Workplace safety is very important to each employee because every person who leaves his/her home for work in the morning deserves to come back home in good health. Employees have the right to be paid for the work they do. The fair labor standards act (FLSA) guarantees and ensure that workers are compensated for their work. A2. Employer’s Ethical Responsibilities
The employer’s responsibility is to provide a safe working environment for employees. Employers shall at all time make decisions that protects the interest and promotes the welfare of the employees A3. Ethical Business Dilemma After working with a customer, the customers offers to buy Adam a plane ticket for a weekend getaway in appreciation for his assistance in resolving the customer issue. Adam had always wanted to visit Vegas and saw himself in a situation where he has to accept the customer offer or turned it down. However, Adam understands the company policy that prohibits employees from accepting gifts or any form of material gratitude from customers. He thanked the customer for the offer and informed him that it is against the company’s policy to accept such offer. A4. Evaluation of A3 from a Utilitarian and Relativistic Perspective Utilitarianism is a family of consequentialist ethical theories that promotes actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals (Britannica). In the case of Adam, accepting the offer
Mike began to think about hiring a less qualified candidate because he was afraid that he would invest a lot of time covering for Alice when she goes on maternity leave. However, Mike knew it was unethical and against the company’s policies not to hire a qualified candidate on that grounds. o Angela recently came back from an official trip sponsored by her company. On the same evening she got home, she was so tired and decided to order fast food. She thought about paying for the food using her official company credit card because the receipt will have the same date as her date of arrival from the trip. She knew that would violate the company’s use of credit card policy that states the card will only be used for official trip related expenses. A6. How A5 could present Ethical dilemma. o Mike could go ahead and hire the less qualified candidate instead of Alice because no one knew the outcome of the interviews at that time. Since he would be covering for Alice when she eventually gives birth is a plausible reason not to hire her. His excuse could be that he wouldn’t want to invest resources hiring another cover for her in near future, but that would have violated the company’s policy. o Angela would have paid for the fast food using the company’s credit card since the date on the card
would be the same date of her return trip. She could include the receipt in her expense report and her excuse would be that no one would know what time she came back. A6B. References