inadvisable. These objections to loyalty - a concept that‚ ostensibly‚ seems like an auspicious virtue – range from a business’ inability to reciprocate loyalty‚ to challenges to the very idea that employee loyalty is even possible. Duska’s article: “Whistle-Blowing and Employee Loyalty” is a good summation of the breadth of objections to employee loyalty. But for many reasons‚ these objections are misguided and off base‚ and in fact‚ employee loyalty is a good thing for both employer and employee. In
Premium Employment Ethics Sissela Bok
relief and the court allowed the whistle-blower claims to be moved forward. Akre won a monetary award from the jury of $425‚000 based on the retaliation charges established by the whistle-blower statue. In 2004‚ WTVT appealed the whistle-blower judgment. The final verdict was reversed after the Florida Court of Appeals concluded that Akre failed to make a claim under the whistle-blower statute. The FCC policy did not state cause of action under the private sector whistle-blower’s statue. WTVT asked
Premium Appeal Law
Answer 1. At-will employment is a doctrine of American law that defines an employment relationship in which either party can break the relationship with no liability‚ provided there was no express contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship and that the employer does not belong to a collective bargaining group. Employment‚ according to doctrine‚ is an “at-will’ relation that comes into existence when two parties willingly enter into an agreement and the relation continues to
Premium Employment Law Contract
Silkwood Whistleblowing means that someone is using their ethical standards to tell on some unethical procedures or practices at work or at home. It is sometimes hard to decide when to blow the whistle and it all depends on someone’s own ethical standards. Some companies know about the wrong doings‚ but rather ignore it then try to fix it. They expect employees just to keep working and not say anything about the unethical issues that occur. Most of the companies that have unethical issues know
Premium Business ethics Political corruption Morality
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
Premium Ethics
increase in the number of whistleblowers pointing out questionable acts by the American government. The government has responded by prosecuting the whistleblowers under the Espionage Act. The question then arises‚ what exactly is whistle blowing? In academic literature‚ whistle blowing is defined as "the disclosure by organization members (former or current) of illegal‚ immoral and illegitimate practices under the control of their employers to persons and organizations that may be able to effect action"
Premium United States United States Constitution Human rights
keep their job. Whistleblowers are those rare individuals who are not afraid to stand up for what’s right. Whistleblowing is the act of an employee who believes that public interest overrides the interest of the organization. The person blows the whistle that the organization is in fraudulent‚ illegal‚ corrupt‚ or harmful activity. Whistleblowing involves the disclosure of information that the person has privileged access too. This is one characteristic that makes whistleblowers different from informants
Premium
further suggested that blowing the whistle might be not merely justified‚ but morally required‚ if 2 additional criteria are met: The whistleblower has convincing‚ documented evidence; The whistleblower has good reason to believe that going public will actually bring about change‚ and thereby prevent serious harm. 1) Talk to supervisor 2) Talk to family members (this is important because the stress placed on those who blow the whistle is tremendous and can
Premium Prima facie Morality
ETHICS & GOVERNANCE Case Study: The Satyam Fiasco July 7 2014 Submitted to: Prof. Dr. Syed Abdul Hamid AlJunaid Submission Deadline: July 18th‚ 2014 This Project Paper is a Second partial fulfillment of Module IE-2002 of part II of Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) INCEIF – The Global University of Islamic Finance - January 2014 Case Study: Satyam Fiasco Describe India’s environment that investors should consider while investing in companies like Satyam? Investors
Premium Corporate governance Board of directors
Hibaq Mohamed Unit 4 M2: Analyse the legal and ethical operational issues in relation to the use of business and information using appropriate examples. In this assignment I will be analysing the legal and ethical operational issues in relation to the use of business information using examples‚ advantages and disadvantages. Data protection act 1998 There are many advantages to Enterprise rent a car and there customers on of them being that if they abide by the data protection act its easier
Free Data Protection Act 1998 Privacy Enterprise Rent-a-Car