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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students should be able to:
debate on the moral issues concerning civil
(a) Employees must leave their rights when they are in the
workplace the system comes first
Example for (a) and (b): Louis V. MacIntire and Dupont Company
in Orange, Texas (page 204).
employees.
(1) Hiring
Oneusefulmethodtoapproachsomeofthemoralaspectsof
hiringistoexaminetheprinciplestepsinvolvedintheprocess:
(a)Screening
Screeningbeginswithajobdescriptionandspecification.
USLawhasforbidden discriminationagainstindividualson
thebasisofage, race, national origin, religion,or gender,and
theseareitemsthatgenerallyshouldneverappearinjob
specificationsorrecruitmentadvertisements,norinhiring.
Example:HelpWanted:MaleorOver60
(b) Tests
logical skills.
Some companies use tests that are not designed for the companys
particular situation.
Moral aspect: Does the test measure what it was suppose to measure?
(c) Interviews
(2) Promotions
The key moral ideal is fairness.
(b) Inbreeding
(c) Nepotism
i)
Firing is for-cause dismissal the result of employee
theft,
release of proprietary information.
ii)
Termination results from an employees poor
performance that
is, from his or her failure to fulfil
expectations.
iv
Position Elimination designates the permanent
elimination of a
job as a result of work-force reduction,
plant closing, or
departmental consolidation.
Employers bear the responsibility to terminate workers as
(4) Wages
(e) Isthejobsecure?Whataretheprospects?
Asecurejobwithaguaranteeofregularworkandexcellentretirement
benefits(suchascivilserviceposition)mayjustifyamoremoderatewage.
(f)
Whataretheemployersfinancialcapabilities?
Amaturecompanywithasecuremarketpositionmighteasilyaffordtopay
betterwages.
(g) Whatareotheremployeesinsidetheorganizationearningfor
comparablework?
Whattheorganizationisalreadypayingitspresentemployeesforworkof
asimilarnature?
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Discussion Questions