Question

List 5 different ethical issues in the workplace. Then briefly reflect on how they could be prevent.

Answer 1

Ethics

Ethics typically means a set of values followed by a group of people working in an organization or society which includes activities that are correct or wrong, Beliefs and Laws

The below are the five different ethical issues in the workplace:

1. One of the important ethical issues at the workplace is theft which is stealing confidential information or things which belong to an organization.

2. Breaking a company’s policies and not following the same is another ethical issue at workplace.

3. Harassing employees and discriminating people on basis of nationality, religion, sex etc becomes ethical issues.

4. Lying and avoiding work also become an ethical issue.

5. Using of companies assets and technology for personal use is unethical.

Below are the ways on preventing ethical issues in workplace:

1. Ethical behaviour in business is following values which are set by the organization and which are termed to be good. Example: Honest, Equality and fairness etc. An elaborate training and communication session would help organization to put this on employee’s head thereby avoiding employees getting into unethical ways.

2. Being unethical is against law and hence this message has to be inculcated in offer letter, induction etc to bring of fear of not doing wrong things.

3. Following company code of conduct is must for an individual and hence organization should include such ethics in its code of conduct.