Developing Good Work Ethics PDF

DEVELOPING GOOD WORK ETHICS --------------------------- ### Introduction - Both is personal and a social activity As a personal activity - It aimed at developing a person As a social activity - Its purpose is the preservation of human society Work therefore, has moral and legal implica...

DEVELOPING GOOD WORK ETHICS --------------------------- ### Introduction - Both is personal and a social activity As a personal activity - It aimed at developing a person As a social activity - Its purpose is the preservation of human society Work therefore, has moral and legal implications **DEVELOPING GOOD WORK ETHICS** 1. Work is the use of or application of our physical powers to accomplish certain task. 2. Work is the purpose of obtaining an economic gain for the power. ### Old Testament ### New Testament Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= ### The Theological meaning of Work according to St. Thomas Aquinas 1. Provides for one's daily livelihood. 2. It prevents idleness which is a sources of many evils. Proverb: Idle hands are devils' workshop. 3. It curbs the rebellious flesh. 4. It enables man to give alms for his material surplus ### "Man is called through his work" THE HUMAN PERSPECTIVE OF WORK  - He accomplishes something - He defined himself - He measures his work as a person - He develops himself - He provides an occasion relates with others HOW TO ENJOY WORK AND CREATE SPIRITUAL VALUES --------------------------------------------- 1. Practice the Golden Rule 2. Guard your Mouth 3. Stop the green jokes 4. Practice ethical behavior 5. Learn to forgive 6. Be generous 7. Respect superior and co-workers 8. Be considerate 9. Perform your work and fulfill your duties to the best of your ability 10. Be a grateful person 11. Do not bring problems at home to the work place (vice versa) 12. Be an inspiration to others 13. Read the Bible everyday 14. Develop a personal relationship with God 15. Smile and enjoy work. BASIC DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS ------------------------- 1. Respect the dignity of the workers 2. Appreciate the work 3. Never treat them as slaves for making money 4. Never assign them task beyond their strength, do not employ them in work suited to their age or gender 5. Give them commensurate and fair wages 6. Provide them time for the practice of their religion 7. Instruct them how to use their money wisely 8. Instruct them to love their family 9. Instruct them with opportunities for promotion BASIC DUTIES OF WORKERS ----------------------- 1. Work honestly and comply with all agreements 2. Never injure capital, nor steal from the employer 3. Never outrage the person of the employer 4. Never employ deceit nor violence in presenting a cause 5. Never consul with "agitators" or men of evil principles Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= INTRODUCTION ------------ A. **SEXUAL HARASSMENT** - Unwanted touching, patting, pinching or brushing up against a person - Comments about your body, leering, wolf whistling, cat calls, insults of a sexual nature, persistently pestering for a date - Displaying or circulating pornographic pictures with the intention of harassing someone/posting of explicitly sexual materials - Workplace blackmail - Green jokes - Obscene letters - Sexual propositions - Suggestive looks 1. The victim as well as the harasser may be a woman or a man. The victim does not have to be the opposite sex. 2. The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, an agent of the employer, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker or non-employees. 3. The victim does not have to be the person harassed but could be anyone affected by the offensive conduct. 4. The harasser's conduct must be unwelcome. B. **GIFT GIVING AND BRIBERY** - To show appreciation for a favor received. - To effectively establish goodwill with business partners - To advertise - To compete effectively against competitors The following are the common forms of gift-giving: - Samples - Raffle coupons/certificates - Rebates/cash refunds - Padding expense accounts - Premiums - Prizes Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= - Patronage awards (rewards) - Tie-up promotions - Allowance - Free goods - Tips 5. Value of the gift 6. Purpose of the gift 7. Circumstances under which the gift given or received 8. Position between or relationship of the giver and the receiver. 9. Acceptable business practice in the industry. 10. Company policy 11. Laws and regulations. BRIBERY ------- ### Examples: - A motorist offered a certain amount of money to a police officer in order not to be issued a ticket for speeding - A citizen seeking paper work or utility line connections gave an expensive gift to a functionary in exchange for a faster service - A construction company shared percentage of its income to a civil servant in order to win a contract - A narcotics smuggler bribed a judge to lessen criminal penalties THE MORALITY OF ADVERTISING --------------------------- Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= - Deceptive advertising - Use of "weasel words" - Exaggeration - Psychological appeals - Ads directed at children OFFICE ROMANCE -------------- ### Benefits of Office Romance ### Disadvantages of Office Romance - Damaged professional reputations - Disturbed co-workers - Changes in productivity - Dating the Boss - Extramarital Affairs THE PROBLEM OF FAIR PRICING --------------------------- ### Ethical issues in Fair Price - True cost of the product is concealed - Suggested retail price - Use of electronic scanners - Promotional pricing - Follow the leader pricing - Price gouging - Price fixing G. **PRODUCT MISREPRESENTATION AND CAVEAT EMPTOR** Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= 12. Intentional-a scenario whereby the person is fully aware or deliberately misrepresents things, commonly known as *lying.* 13. Unintentional-a scenario whereby the person is not aware and does not deliberately act on misrepresenting things, it is a situation where the person involved believes that it is right and acceptable thing to do, (*white lie*) - Use of ambiguous terms - Use of false statements - Through action - Suppression of correct information - Direct misrepresentation Examples: - Deceptive packaging - Adulteration - Misbranding/mislabeling - Short weighing - Short changing - Short measuring - Short numbering - Misleading advertising - Indirect misrepresentation - Caveat emptor- "Let the buyer beware" - Deliberately withholding information in any business transaction is also an unethical practice. - Business ignorance Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= - Higher compensation - Improve the workplace - Shorter working days - Stop wages from going down - More benefits - Because they think their company had been unfair Types of strikes: 1. Sit-down/sit-in is a strike in which workers show up to work, but refuse to work 2. General strike is affecting all areas of a labor force across many industries 3. Sympathy strike/secondary is a strike initiated by workers in one industry and supported by workers in a separate but related industry. 4. Unfair labor practice strike is an action taken by employer that is believed to be inimical to the interest of an employee organization. 5. Jurisdictional strike refers to concerted refusal to work undertaken by a union to assert right to particular job assignment and to protest the assignment of disputed work to members of another union or to unorganized workers. 6. Economic is based on demand for better wages or benefits that the employer wants to provide 7. Wildcat is against the will of the leadership of the union, or without a union. 8. Slow-down is a form of work stoppage in which employees deliberately reduce their individual production 9. Recognition is a kind of strike forcing employees to recognize and deal with them. I. WHISTLE-BLOWING ------------------ Social Responsibility and Good Governance ========================================= - Internal - External - Current - Alumni - Open - Anonymous J. 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