What is employment-at-will and whistleblower policy? This paper will provide a better understand of what these policy is and how each could apply to the relationship of employer-employee in the work force. The employment-at-will doctrine avows that‚ when an employee does not have a written employment contract and the term of employment is of indefinite duration‚ the employer can terminate the employee for good cause‚ bad cause‚ or no cause at all.[1] Employment-at-will doctrine consisted of three
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There are some ethical issues involved. Firstly‚ Abercrombie and Fitch (A&F) practices subtle racism through selective labour hiring based on their looks rather than their abilities and qualifications. On most occasions‚ A&F finds models or great looking people to represent their sales force. There were numerous complains whereby A&F managers maintains an "all-white" workforce‚ forcing non-Caucasian employees to be hired for nightshifts and backroom storage away from the eyes
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communications after hurricane Katrina‚ the ARC has been riddled with ethical problems (503-509). So much so that‚ in 2012 the organization was restructured by Congress to have an independent ombudsman appointed to handle annual reports and assist whistle-blowers (504). By doing so the ARC was forced to be more transparent in its fundraising and use of donations. Poor communication between the FEMA
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Ethics and safety essay: HOMEWORK 1. Define the term morality. Morality refers to values subscribed to & fostered by society in general and individuals within society. 2. Define the term ethics. For the purpose of our course‚ Ethics can be defined as the application of morality within a context established by cultural and professional values‚ social norms‚ and accepted standards of behavior. 3. Briefly explain each of the following ethics tests: morning-after‚ front-page‚ mirror
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Whistleblowers: A whistleblower is a person within a company who speaks out about any organizational deviance that is occurring. There are three main types of whistle blowers‚ which are‚ unbending resisters‚ implicated protesters‚ and reluctant collaborators. Implicated Protesters speak out within organization than comply with the deviance. They choose to go along with their superiors‚ because they may have believed that resisting would be worse for them than complying. Eventually‚ fear of legal
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VINAND PETROLEUM CASE Financial statements could be examined with varied degrees‚ as part of the client acceptance procedures Paige CPA got to perform a horizontal and vertical analysis‚ and financial ratio analysis of Vinand Petroleum financial statements. These procedures are not as in depth as other procedures used by auditors on financial statements‚ but these procedures may show areas of concern for auditors. From 2006 to 2007‚ Vinand’s long term debt tripled and its interest expense paid for
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and does unimaginable damage to people‚ and business alike. The results of unethical behavior on the grandest scale would be Enron‚ Tyco‚ and Global Crossing‚ or WorldCom. Greed led to accounting abuses‚ cover ups and every day people becoming whistle blowers. Manipulating financial reports is illegal and unethical because the financial records are supposed to show the core financial results of the business‚ and how it is growing. When accountants or executives lie about the revenue and cash
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undercover reporter recorded the staff goading patients to commit suicide‚ punching and slapping them in the face. And also subjecting them to cold showers and pinning them down to the ground with chairs. The investigation also found that the whistle blower had reported the abuse to both managers at the home but they both failed to act. The police was contacted 29 times but the bosses simply put money before the care of the patients‚ failure by the police‚ and the care commission and the owners
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Introduction The “Trouble in the Truss Construction Shop” scenario creates many more questions than answers. The incident at hand created a chain reaction of problems with safety in the workplace‚ quality of the engineering or manufacturing‚ potential loss of sales‚ low morale‚ and fear of job security. Each of these issues have multiple conundrums within including ethical and legal issues. Each party involved such as employer‚ employee‚ and investors have personal interest that drive the thought
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Utilitarianism and Social Corporate Responsibility The principal of Utilitarianism is often cited for grounds in business related decision making. Business ethics is often misunderstood - for if the main purpose of business is to maximize profits‚ then one could argue Westjet had done nothing wrong in trying to gain an advantage in thier industry. Thankfully‚ ethical decision making involves criteria beyond the ’greatest good for the greatest number of people’. Its criteria are as follows - utilitarianism
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