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The ethical responsibilities of both employees and employers in a workplace. It highlights the importance of honesty, following company policies, and performing job duties for employees, while employers are responsible for providing employee benefits and resources to report complaints. The document also presents two ethical business dilemmas and evaluates them using utilitarianism and relativism.
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Employees’ Rights and Responsibilities and Employer’s Ethical Responsibilities Western Governors University A1. Employees’ Rights and Responsibilities Employees have the responsibility of being honest about the hours they say they have worked and are getting paid for. Employees are responsible for following company policies, such as a dress code policy, attendance, and non-disclosure of confidential company information. Employees have the responsibility of performing their job duties. A2. Employers’ Ethical Responsibilities One ethical responsibility employers’ have to their employees would be to have the option for employees to choose whether or not they would like to sign up for employee benefits. The second ethical responsibility employers have to their employees is to provide employees with a resource such as an anonymous Compliance Hotline Number to report a complaint or concern regarding the company or employees of the company. A3. Ethical Business Dilemma
An ethical dilemma I witnessed at a place of work was when an employee had to pick up a lunch order for a group of people but did not want to punch out and spend their lunchtime picking up the food. Per company policy, employees are unable to leave the facility during a 15-minute break. A work scenario with an ethical dilemma occurred when Employee A of one office contacted a former employee, Employee B, to ask if they remembered a patient. The question prompted Employee B to open up the patient's chart. Although both employee’s work for the same company, both Employee A and Employee B's actions were unethical because Employee A should not have been talking about a patient to a former employee, and Employee B should not have opened the chart of that patient. Ultimately, both employees violated the company’s Confidentiality policy by talking about confidential information, accessing records for their personal use. A4. Ethical Business Dilemma: Evaluation Utilitarianism is a theory that determines right from wrong based on the outcome for the greatest number of people involved. Relativism is an ethical value that is determined by someone’s culture, the society, or a personal feeling. If the employee viewed the dilemma in a utilitarianism perspective, the employee would think about the consequence if management found out. Such as receiving a write up for breaking policy and receiving a write-up; however, the employee's final decision would