The organization's culture and ethical principles
The organization's culture and ethical principles are represented through the three corporate policies. The first policy stipulates that while allocating job benefits, all employees should be treated equally. In addition to salary, various work-related bonuses ought to be distributed based on the contribution of the employee (Yidong and Xinxin 441).
The second rule
The second rule states that the business does not accept discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or national origin. Every employee has a crucial function to play, and others ought to respect that.
The third rule
The third rule is that the business as well as every employee must actively take part in CSR initiatives. Participation in community development through CSR will help employees give back to the society and become responsible citizens. An ethical issue pertains to what right or wrong based on human principles and is related to ethical code of conduct of the company. Legal issues are related to the rules and regulations of the company. The ethical issues at stake include misuse of company resources and conflict of interest. The top executives are taking excessive bonuses at the expense of other employees, and the company has lost interest in CSR activities.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important aspect since it helps in building the company's reputation. When the company is not involved in CSR activities, there is little interaction with the local community, and this may cause people to lose in the company's products and services (Carroll and Buchholtz 11). The company has failed to achieve its goals in developing the community through CSR activities. The company has neither sponsored community events nor supported the local leadership development programs. Besides, the firm has not invested in the infrastructure to help rebuild the city of Dellberg.
Ethical Responsibilities (Scenario 2)
The employees have a responsibility of attending an ethics training to understand ethical business practices. It is the employees' responsibility to attend the annual ethics training. The employees have the right to be trained and informed of the company's ethical code of conduct. Also, it is the right of the employees to be treated fairly and equally. Every employee has the right to express their discontent on matters of remuneration and promotions at work.
The employer has the ethical responsibility
The employer has the ethical responsibility of ensuring the security and well-being of the employees during all training sessions. The employer has to provide quality information is given to the employees and that the requirements and expenses of the employee training are adequately covered. An example of an ethical business dilemma is the situation where the employer pays half the costs incurred during employee ethical training. The employees fund the rest of the expenses or are deducted from their salaries. The ethical training expenses are supposed to be fully covered by the company. Employees are aware that the employer is pocketing some money meant to pay for their ethical training. If they expose him, he may victimize them or dismiss some of the workers. If the workers keep quiet, the employer will exploit them and continue taking the money. Ethical relativism is the situation when the employees are confused and do not understand which is the best course of action. Ethical utilitarianism is when all employees agree to select the best option for all the available options to address the situation (Ferrell and Friedrich 34). For instance, reporting the case so that the employer is sacked and their training expenses are fully covered. An ethical decision that employee can face is reporting discrimination incidences based on gender, ethnicity, or religion against some of the employees. Another ethical choice is claiming their withheld benefits, salaries, and compensation which is entitled to them.
Works Cited
Carroll, Archie, and Ann Buchholtz. Business and society: Ethics, sustainability, and stakeholder management. Nelson Education, (2014):1-18.
Ferrell, Odies C., and John Fraedrich. Business ethics: Ethical decision making & cases. Nelson Education, (2015): 32-43.
Yidong, Tu, and Lu Xinxin. “How ethical leadership influence employees’ innovative work behavior: A perspective of intrinsic motivation.” Journal of Business Ethics 116.2 (2013): 441-455.
