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Case Study on The Price of Convenience

   

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7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience 17-ELEVEN THE PRICE OF CONVENIENCE: A CASE STUDY REPORTby [Author(s) name(s)]:Business Ethics(Tutor)(University)Victoria, Melbourne(Date)

7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience 2Table of Contents7-Eleven; the Price of Convenience: A Case Study Report.......................................................2Introduction................................................................................................................................2An Evaluation of the 7-Eleven Ethical Dilemma.......................................................................3Does the dilemma breach regulations/law?............................................................................3The Key Affected Stakeholders.............................................................................................4Conclusion..................................................................................................................................4References..................................................................................................................................5

7-Eleven: The Price of Convenience 37-Eleven; the Price of Convenience: A Case Study ReportIntroduction7-Eleven has established itself globally as an operator, licensor and franchisor of conveniencestores[ CITATION 7El17 \l 2057 ]. Currently, in Australia, it stands as the largest retailer,with regard to market share, in petrol and convenience; it has stores across various states suchas Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. Over the years employeeshave raised complaints with regard to wages and working conditions, particularly for migrantemployees[ CITATION Fai16 \l 2057 ]. The allegations were only a tip of the iceberg as, in2015, an investigation by Four Corners and Fairfax Media revealed fraudulent bookkeeping,intimidation and mass underpayment of employees. The following report aims to analyse thelegal and ethical issues arising from the scandal keeping in mind the effect of the ongoings onemployees, the public and the overall corporation.An Evaluation of the 7-Eleven Ethical DilemmaDoes the dilemma breach regulations/law?Employers are ethically and morally bound to ensure they pay fair wages and avail properworking conditions to their employees. The basis for remuneration in an organisation thataims to be ethical is distributive justice; this is proper distribution of economic benefits andburdens[ CITATION Sha162 \l 2057 ]. Further, organisations like 7-Eleven have an ethicalobligation to ensure employees throughout their franchise network are not subjected toexploitative practices[ CITATION Har16 \l 2057 ]. As such, an employee should beadequately compensated according to the value they bring to the firm; the criteria set shouldbe clear and should also abide by the conditions set by law. At the time the story broke out,the standard set minimum wage was 24 dollars an hour; the investigation, however, revealedthat some workers were earning as little as 10 dollars an hour, with the highest earning 15dollars an hour[ CITATION Fer15 \l 2057 ].

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