UNIT 6: Unethical Practices on the part of Employers

Question 1

The authority, position and influence of employers open opportunities for them to ask sexual
favors or make sexual advances from their employees

Answer 1

sexual harassment

Question 2

The problem often starts with employers bribing government officials in exchange for cornering
some highly profitable business deal or project

Answer 2

bribing the government officials

Question 3

used by employers to bag public contracts without going through the usual bidding
process

Answer 3

Lagay “kickbacks” porsiyento or komisyon

Question 4

The lack of alternative employment is exploited by some decadent employers to keep wages low

Answer 4

paying employees minimum wages

Question 5

Greed drives some employers to deny their workers their fair share in the business

Answer 5

paying employees minimum wages

Question 6

Some wealthy employers pay private accountants to find brilliant ways in which they can best
evade paying the right taxes

Answer 6

tax evasion

Question 7

A traditional source of profit for profit-hungry employers

Answer 7

exploitation of labor

Question 8

Trade unions were
born out of the need to protect workers from this exploitation. Yellow labor unions, with union
leaders whose loyalty in reality go to management is another case of decadent employers making a mockery of the labor code.

Answer 8

Resisting and Interfering with Trade Union

Question 9

Employer-businessmen are generally driven by profit and are generally selfish. They compete
voraciously and, as much as possible, do not want any of their kind sharing the market

Answer 9

cutthroat competition

Question 10

Common Practices Related to Unethical Practices of Cutthroat Competition

Answer 10

• business espionage
• infringement
• negative advertising
• pirating employees

Question 11

is committed when a company spies and steals valuable or
essential information from other competing companies.

Answer 11

business espionage

Question 12

is committed when one tries to imitate, reproduce or counterfeit another
company’s registered product

Answer 12

infringement

Question 13

used to refer to any kind of advertising designed to
destroy the image of a competitor.

Answer 13

negative advertising

Question 14

it does not necessarily imply any vacancy to fill up. Rather, it
suggests inducing employees from other companies.

Answer 14

pirating employees

Question 15

they use these children to perform work that adult
workers usually do.

Answer 15

employing children

Question 16

what are usually the children’s workplaces

Answer 16

• mines
• construction sites
• in the seas (fishers/divers)

Question 17

refer to the unethical practice of discrimination at the workplace.

Answer 17

double standard

Question 18

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Answer 18

discrimination

Question 19

different types of discrimination

Answer 19

• gender discrimination
• age discrimination
• disability
• against gay and lesbian workers
• religious

Question 20

If the terms and conditions of work are different between
genders, gender discrimination is occurring

Answer 20

gender discrimination

Question 21

one of the horrors of becoming old.
There are reports about employers who cut their workforce in half, singling out older
workers.

Answer 21

age discrimination

Question 22

Every day, gay and lesbian workers are subjected to homophobic
comments

Answer 22

discrimination against gay and lesbian workers

Question 23

applies to the unethical and illegal
practice of some employers to discriminate against employees for their religious beliefs
and affiliations.

Answer 23

religious discrimination

Question 24

Favored employers are the first people to be promoted even if they are unfit for promotions. they are the manager’s pet

Answer 24

favoritism

Question 25

Gossiping, malicious talk or backstabbing are common in the workplace today largely because
decadent employers approve and encourage these practices. Some unethical employers find
interest in snooping at the personal lives of their employees rather than thinking about their
general welfare.

Answer 25

entertaining gossip/malicious talk/backstabbing

Question 26

scold employees in
public and to censure those using profane language is unspeakably unprofessional and unethical.

Answer 26

insulting employees in public