UNIT 6: Unethical Practices on the part of Employers Flashcards
The authority, position and influence of employers open opportunities for them to ask sexual
favors or make sexual advances from their employees
sexual harassment
The problem often starts with employers bribing government officials in exchange for cornering
some highly profitable business deal or project
bribing the government officials
used by employers to bag public contracts without going through the usual bidding
process
Lagay “kickbacks” porsiyento or komisyon
The lack of alternative employment is exploited by some decadent employers to keep wages low
paying employees minimum wages
Greed drives some employers to deny their workers their fair share in the business
paying employees minimum wages
Some wealthy employers pay private accountants to find brilliant ways in which they can best
evade paying the right taxes
tax evasion
A traditional source of profit for profit-hungry employers
exploitation of labor
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.
Resisting and Interfering with Trade Union
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
cutthroat competition
Common Practices Related to Unethical Practices of Cutthroat Competition
- business espionage
- infringement
- negative advertising
- pirating employees
is committed when a company spies and steals valuable or
essential information from other competing companies.
business espionage
is committed when one tries to imitate, reproduce or counterfeit another
company’s registered product
infringement
used to refer to any kind of advertising designed to
destroy the image of a competitor.
negative advertising
it does not necessarily imply any vacancy to fill up. Rather, it
suggests inducing employees from other companies.
pirating employees
they use these children to perform work that adult
workers usually do.
employing children
what are usually the children’s workplaces
- mines
- construction sites
- in the seas (fishers/divers)
refer to the unethical practice of discrimination at the workplace.
double standard
unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
discrimination
different types of discrimination
- gender discrimination
- age discrimination
- disability
- against gay and lesbian workers
- religious
If the terms and conditions of work are different between
genders, gender discrimination is occurring
gender discrimination
one of the horrors of becoming old.
There are reports about employers who cut their workforce in half, singling out older
workers.
age discrimination
Every day, gay and lesbian workers are subjected to homophobic
comments
discrimination against gay and lesbian workers
applies to the unethical and illegal
practice of some employers to discriminate against employees for their religious beliefs
and affiliations.
religious discrimination
Favored employers are the first people to be promoted even if they are unfit for promotions. they are the manager’s pet
favoritism
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.
entertaining gossip/malicious talk/backstabbing
scold employees in
public and to censure those using profane language is unspeakably unprofessional and unethical.
insulting employees in public
