Employee Ethics Case Study

Employees working overtime is not uncommon in the workplace, but what happens when employees take advantage of the freedom given to them by employers? It is hard to determine where to draw the line when dealing with jobs like journalists, because even when they are not working in the office they are never really off of the job. Most jobs have set overtime hours in place for employees to ensure that they are not over working themselves, there have been several cases where employees have become ill due to working too much. When things like this happen the company can now become liable for the employee’s illness and the employee can receive compensation due to those witnessing the overworking of the employee take place and have yet to stop it. …show more content…
One would have to think about if the person in question was someone else would all of the extra effort to accommodate them been as easily given as it was to Russ, along with the numerous conversations and warnings. Kant believes in setting a guideline that does not exclude any employee, no matter how great they are at their job. He also thinks that everyone should think morally about not only themselves, but about the moral effect their actions will have on those around them. Company ethics can easily be questioned by Russ’ actions without knowing the full story someone would assume Russ is be exploited for his hard work and it could potentially be damaging for the image of the company. It is important to make sure that Russ’ intentions are good and for the benefit of the company and not based on how good he is attempting to make himself look to the public and editors. From the information given it seems as if Russ is defiantly ignoring not only the orders given to him, but his attitude towards those who were assigned to him came off as rude and he spoke of them as if they weren’t as qualified as he was to do the job. Although, it was not mentioned it is not hard to determine that even if Russ is great at his job that his attitude creates a tense work environment whenever someone tries to …show more content…
Work that can be done outside of the office and off of the employer’s clock will be allowed once an employee has reached the maximum number of hours allowed for the week. Russ may not like the idea of receiving extra help, so in order to allow him to be more comfortable with the person hired to assist him allow him to train the person on how he likes things done and maybe they can learn something from each other in the process. This will in turn show employees that everyone can and will be held to the same standard and save the company money as well. In the workplace it is important that employees feel as if everyone is equal and treated the same, setting the same standards and rules for everyone will create a positive environment. Having an open conversation with everyone will show transparency and hold everyone accountable for their actions, one of the best parts of working in an office is the team like atmosphere, so it is important to reiterate that to the writers, photographers and