Code of Conduct for Employees at Marks and Spencer

This document discusses the code of conduct for employees at Marks and Spencer, including dress code, cyber security, internet usage, cell phone policy, and more. It also highlights the importance of employee ethics and maintaining a harmonious work environment.

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Table of Contents
Question 1 - Code of Conduct........................................................................................................1
Question 2 - Case Study & Questions..............................................................................................4
Question 3 - Job adverts...................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

Question 1 - Code of Conduct
Code of conduct is mainly written for workforce within an organisation and further
informs employees related to company's expectations. It is a a well-written code of conduct
signifies an organisation principles, mission, values that are associated with standards of
professional conduct (What is an Employee Code of Conduct?. 2019). By framing code of
conduct a company have expectations from their employees to duly follow the conduct as to
ensure that there is no disrupting environment undertakes within workplace structure. In this
report formative discussion has been made in up to date professional code of conduct for
employees. In addition with this, examination of job adverts has been duly covered in this report.
Employee ethics hold key essential place within organisational structure as it further allow them
to maintain discipline at workplace (Employee Code of Conduct. 2019). As being assistant
manager of, Marks and Spenser Employee code of provide employees within workplace
structure a formative guides that are required to be abide by them as to execute their functioning
as per according to organisation set standards. Mentioned below up code of conduct for the
employees is being defined that are going to be present at new staff induction event:
Present Code of Conduct duly applies to all employees within Marks and Spencer including
employees, officers, affiliates, directors and its subsidiaries. Organisation Code of Conduct is a
key governance best practice that further guides company practices, business policies and
procedures. This code of conduct is in best interest of company, its stakeholders and employees.
With due implementation of Employee Code of Conduct, compliance with laws and regulations
and standards in being duly ensures that are applicable to business activities. In addition is with
this, framework of this employee code of conduct duly communicates that any kind of unethical
behaviour, unethical business conduct and actions are not acceptable under any circumstances.
Marks and Spencer
The Employee Code of Conduct
 Dress Code: The official Dress code of Marks & Spencer is [ Business/Business
Casual/Smart Casual/Casual]. This dress code is required to be duly abide by all the
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employees within organisational structure. Employees those who engage in frequent meet
with clients and prospects are required to undertake more formal dress code. According
to the code of conduct employees are being advised to avoid unprofessional wearing
( e.g. workout clothes).
Cyber security and digital devices: This section duly undertake all things digital at work. In
this there are some certain form of formative guidelines in order to use internet connection,
computers, phones and social media is being undertaken in order to further ensure security of
organisation assets.
Internet usage: Corporate internet connection of Marks and Spencer is mainly for
business. But employees can take it for their use on an occasional use as long it did not interfere
their job responsibilities in any manner. Organisation have due expectations from employees to
ensure that their personal activities do not lead towards slowing down company's internet
connection in any way. Employees are further advised to do not take use of internet connection
for downloading or uploading illegal, obscene and offensive material, downloading or uploading
music, material or software and pirated movies, perform illegal or unauthorised actions such as
fraud or buying/selling illegal goods and hacking.
Cell phone: Cell phones are allowed at work premised of Marks and Spencer but
employees must take of that usage of the device won't distract employees to perform their roles.
Workers are further being advised to keep their personal calls brief and ensure that they use cell
phone in an empty room that not further lead towards disturbing other colleagues, avoid playing
games on cell phone or engage on texting excessively, do not undertake use of phone to record
any kind of confidential information. In addition with this, employees are advised to do not use
cell phones in explicitly prohibited areas.
Corporate email: Email is important for daily basis working of Marks and Spencer.
Employees are being advised to use company email mainly for official work purpose. But
company allow employees to use Company Email for personal reasons. In this employees are
being allowed to send emails to family and friends and download guides, ebooks and other safe
content for their personal use.
Social media: Through this Code of Conduct company provide practical advice to
employees to effectively prevent careless use of social media at workplace. Marks and Spencer
duly address two form of social media uses: representing company via social media and personal
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social media at work. In addition to this, employees are being advised to avoid getting
sidetracked by using social media platforms.
Conflict of interest
It has been duly stated to employees that if they are experiencing a conflict of interest their
personal goals are no longer linked with their responsibilities towards organisation. For instance,
possessing stocks of one of organisation competitors is conflict of interest. In other case,
employees may face an ethical issue. For instance, acceptance of bribe may benefit them in
financial way but is it against Marks and Spencer code of conduct and are illegal. Thus, conflict
of issues are included in serious issues for company. Company expect from their employees to be
wakeful to spot circumstances that lead towards creating conflict of interest. Employees are
being advised follow organisation policies and always act in organisation best interests.
Employee relationships
Company ensure that there is formative relationships among employees and there is appropriate
and harmonious work environment. Marks and Spencer duly encourage friendship at work as this
helps in collaboration. But organisation expect from their employees to have focus on their work
and keep their personal disputes at bay from workplace.
Features of Professional code of conduct
Most important feature that has been hold by this professional code of conduct is that it duly
undertakes needs and demand of employees as well as organisation. It significantly aid them to
fulfil requirements of both company and workforce in best effective manner. With this code of
conduct company have expectations from their employees to operate their functions as per
according to need of organisation.
Shortcomings
Main shortcomings of this code of conduct is that it lacks in undertaking benefits and perks for
employees. There is no point related to employee benefit and perks which is utmost to be
consider by organisation as to fulfil this shortcoming in due interest of company.
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Question 2 - Case Study & Questions
Ethics is mainly considered as branch of philosophy that mainly deals with well-defined
standards and principles of morality of right and wrong. In simple terms ethics duly include
responsibilities as well as human rights that further lead towards leading good life, difference
between good and bad and language of right and wrong. In addition with this, ethics are duly
classified into three different study areas that include:
Meta-ethics:This segment is mainly related to theoretical meaning of ethical principles and
morality.
Normative ethics: It deal with content of moral judgement for instance, it determine moral course
of action and further cover criteria of what is right or wrong.
Applied ethics: It is related with the set of actions that an individual is duly obliged to perform
in particular form of situation.
These ethics are termed as well-defined form of standards that further enforce obligations
restrain individuals to get themselves stuck into any kind of misconduct.
As per according to the case study, it has been identified that during medieval period if anyone
caught stealing get hard punishment. It has been identified that one day angry mob found little
boy caught into stealing for one apple. The boy hiding in my back-garden crying and scared.
After analysing the whole case, I would definitely tell angry mob about the hiding boy in my
back-garden as if I did not tell them about him it would lead towards unethical delegations. In
addition with this, I also identified that boy begged all day and did not get help from any one this
left him with no choice but to steal. Thus, I would definitely tell mob about him but will try my
best to try that the boy will not get heavy punishment. Mentioned below there are three relevant
theories with the help of which is will try to justify me point of view to mob.
Teleological Ethical Theories
This theory is mainly related with consequences of actions that states that basic standards
for our actions being morally right or wrong depends on the good or evil generated (Teleological
Ethical Theories. 2019).
Ethical Egoism
According to this theory, it has been identified that an action is tend to be good is it likely
to generate results that further lead towards maximising individual self interest. In addition with
this, it has been identified that this theory is based on a notion that it always promote one's own
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good, but there are certain time when avoiding of personal interest could be moral action too.
Thus, according to this theory I will try to tell mob that sacrificing society interest in the welfare
of others can be undertaken as the boy was orphan and even begged for whole day. By offering
him small punishment rather than being harsh to him can fulfil ethical standards of punishment.
Utilitarianism
According to this, this theory states that action is good if the end result will satisfy
maximum number of individuals. Thus, by taking consent of large number of people mob can
wilfully take actions. In this it has been signified that boy was an orphan and not have had food
for few days, even after begged form all day he did not received any help from other. Thus, due
to ethical standards he is required to get punished but not that harsh.
daimonism
It states that actions are fruitful of it significantly lead towards promoting goals
constitutive of human nature and its happiness.
Thus, according to the above mentioned discussion it has been identified that, I would
duly undertake Ethical Egoism theory, as accordance with this this is being identified that this
theory actions is tend to be good if it likely to produce or produce the results that tend towards
increasing self-interest of individuals. In addition with this, it also signifies that it is always
moral to undertake promotion of one's own good but some time by avoiding self interest could
be considered as moral and ethical actions. Thus, with the help of this theory I will try to insist
mob to give less punishment to boy as to duly save interest of both ethics and that child. The
main reason to undertake this approach is to save guard interest of boy and society in best
effective manner. In addition with this, it has been duly ascertained by me that this theory
significantly aid me to put my point of view in front of mob in well defined manner that further
aid me to save the boy to get harsh punishment.
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Question 3 - Job adverts
After examining both of the job adverts, Job 2 is said to be legal and Job 1 is not as per
according to the equality and diversity laws in UK. As in Job 1 – Domestic Violence Hostel
Workers there is discrimination on the basis of nationality and and gender basis. In addition with
this, the job location is also not specified that states further hamper women to perform their job
according to their safety (The Equality Act 2010. 2019). The Equality and diversity law in UK
mainly protect characteristics from which it is illegal to discriminate individual on the basis of
age, gender reassignment, race, sex, religion or belief and disability (Equality and diversity.
2019). With the due implementation of this act government of UK made necessary for all
employers and employees to adhere in order to facilitate fair workplace environment. In addition
with this, it has been identified that Commission of Equality and Human Rights ( EHRC) and
Human Rights Act of 1998 hold significant aim which is to reduce discrimination and inequality
within workplace. With this act government of UK provide legal framework in order to protect
individuals right and further provide them advance equal opportunities as to protect right of all
individuals at work from any kind of unfair treatment. In addition with this, it has identified that
by making mandatory for all organisations and employers to abide this law government of UK
effectively seeks to maintain and uphold individual rights. Thus, by promoting equality and
diversity in workplace organisations can offer more flexible and positive corporate culture to
their employees. In addition with this, one of the most important factor of this law is that it
effectively appeal to potential of both employees and customers in best effective manner. The
Equality Act 2010, consider that organisation are must to eliminate discrimination, victimisation
and harassment and further provide advance equality of opportunity.
This acts that has been implemented by government of UK are required to be duly adhere
by all organisations within UK provinces as to further save guard themselves from being get
stuck into any form of legal obligations. In addition with this, by adhering this law in their
workplace structure organisations can duly ensure promotion of discrimination free environment
that allow all the individuals to operate their roles and responsibilities in best effective manner
without facing any from of legal obligations. The Equality and Diversity law comes into force in
October, 2010. This law is duly required for all employees and employers to follow within their
workplace in order to significantly comply with law of UK and further offer fair working
environment to each and every individual in significant manner. In addition with this, it is
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essential for all employers to show evidence that all the legal obligations have been duly adhered
in their workplaces structure. This has been further identified that men and women all have right
to work full-time or part-time employment while having right to equal pay. Thus, with the due
implementation of this law organisation can effectively able to abide all legal obligations that
comes under this law as to make their employees feel safe. In addition with this, it also protects
them to ensure safety of each and every individual within their workplace in best effective
manner and further get government support as to significantly promote equality and diversity in
best effective manner.
Thus, as per according to the above mentioned discussion it has been identified that Job 1
offer discrimination on the basis of sex and nation as it is only open for Asian women aged 18-
35. This job advert does not fall into The Equality and diversity law in UK. Equality is mainly
about ensuring each and every individual equal opportunity and further ensure that they do not
get discriminated on the basis of age, sex, nationality, race etc. While discrimination is related to
undertaking consideration of difference in between individuals as well as group of people and
further place positive value. This law is duly important for all employees and employers to
follow and prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identify, sex, age, nationality, culture
and more. By implementing this law into their workplace premises organisation ensure that each
and every individual have equal set of opportunities and are not get discriminated as per
according to lifestyle, abilities and background. Thus, it has been ascertained that Job advert 2
comply all the possible consideration of The Equality and diversity law in UK. With the help of
this they further able to promote effective work culture and environment and can ensure interest
of each and every individual in best effective manner (An introduction to the Equality Act 2010.
2019). Thus, the Job 1 does not falls under the The Equality and Diversity law of UK an and also
does not promote human rights by enforcing equality laws in well defined manner. Thus, it is
mandatory for all organisations within United Kingdom to implement this law within their
workplace structure as to operate their functions according to governmental laws and further
provide safe and secure environment to each and every individual within their workplaces
structure and. This law also save guard them from being being get discriminated on the basis of
age, gender, disability, nationality, culture, race and trait. As per the above mentioned discussion
it has been identified that, by examining both the job advert that has been provide Job 2 is as per
according to the The Equality and diversity law in UK.
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