Employer/Employee Obligations

The employer/employee relationship is complex in terms of its mutual dependency. Each side has obligations to the other to ensure shared success overall. The concepts of honesty, integrity, and respect for one another play a substantial role in ethical behavior regardless of position. Both management and staff should base their decisions in the workplace not on what is best for the individual but for the whole organization. In this unit, you will learn about the role of ethics in the workplace, union organizing, privacy issues, the concept of company/brand loyalty, contributing to a positive work environment, financial integrity, and whistleblowing.

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
Explain the importance of ethical conduct for both business and community stakeholders;
Identify specific ethical duties managers owe employees;
Discuss statistics about the gender pay gap;
Compare labor union membership in the United States with that in other nations;
Discuss how employees’ customer service can help or hurt a business;
Discuss bribery and its legal and ethical consequences;
Outline the rules and laws that govern employees’ criticism of the employer; and
Identify situations where an employee becomes a whistleblower.