BS4209 Employee ethics and whistleblowing

Question 1

Employers perspective

Answer 1

There are good reasons to manage employee ethics
-Legal breaches
-Rogue employees
-Industrial action
-Employee sabotage

Question 2

Professional identity can be a defining characteristic:

Answer 2

-Sets social context
-Sends signals to others
-Shapes perceptions of self
-Influences happiness

Question 3

Employment is key to meeting the needs of employees and will impact needs in various ways:

Answer 3

-Economic
-Emotional
-Physical
-Psychological

Question 4

Extensive legislation exists in the developed world:

Answer 4

-Health and safety at work: general rights and obligations
-Equal opportunities for women and men (and other ethnic groups)

Question 5

Is legislation enough?

Answer 5

-Burden on business?
-Distracting from real issues?
-A comply and forget mentality
-Who actually enforces it

Question 6

Challenges with the gig economy

Answer 6

Commoditization of labor in a competitive service industry
-Circumvention of legislation
-One sided flexibility
-Lack of representation
-Workers competing
-Exploitation

Question 7

Technology and employees

Answer 7

-Ai and automation
-Wearable technology used to enhance productivity
-Digital performance monitoring
-Insideables