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Moral choices facing employees
Obligations to the firm
When you accept employment, you generally agree to
perform certain tasks in exchange for financial
remuneration.
Your employment contract determines what you are
supposed to accomplish for your employer.
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Loyalty to the company
Conflict of interest
Loyalty to the company
When you are hired to work for your
employer , you have an obligation to act on
behalf of your organization, to promote your
employer interest.
Loyalty is sacrifice without any expectation of
rewards.
Morality requires neither blind loyalty nor
total submission to the organization.
Conflict of interest
Conflict of interest arises when employee at any level
have private interest that collides with that of
organization.
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Conflict of interest is a risky situation, employees
should promptly extricate themselves from such conflicts
or avoid them from the start.
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Conflicts of interest may exist when employees have
financial investments in suppliers or distributors with whom
their organizations do business.
Abuse of Official Position
Using one’s official position for personal gain is likely
to violate one’s obligations to the organization.
 Example: Using corporate funds for private purposes
such health club memberships, extravagant parties,
vacation travel, etc.
Abuse of Official Position
The Improper use of a position of influence,
power or authority by an individual against
another individual or group.
Abuse of official position, in the form of political corruption, is the use
of legislated powers by government officials for illegal private gain. OR
Using one’s official position for personal gain. OR
Misuse of organization resources, such as official time, property,
staff and other resources.
Abuse of Official Position
Harrasment (Irritation/annoyance)
Any improper and unwelcomed behavior that might
reasonably be
Expected to cause offence to another. Harassment
includes words,
gestures or actions which may annoy, alarm, abuse or cause
personal dishonor, or an offensive work environment. It may
include one-off incident or a series of many incidents.
Abuse of Official Position
Harrasment (Irritation/annoyance)
It can include
harassment base on any grounds such as
 race
 gender
 religion
 color
 ethnic origin
 language etc.
It can possibly occur inside or outside the workplace
or of working hours. Both male and female
staff can be the victim of harassment.
Scenario about Harassment
Scenario about Harassment…Cont’
Scenario about Harassment…Cont’