Preparing for a Professional Career: Introducing Ethical Issues Impacting Companies and Code of Conduct for Resolving Them

This report discusses the ethical issue of working conditions impacting companies and the code of conduct for resolving them. It also includes a discussion of the support from professional bodies and a CPD plan for developing skills and knowledge related to working conditions. The report provides references to books, journals, and online resources.

Preparing for a
Professional Career

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Introducing the ethical issue and challenge impacting companies .............................................3
Explaining code of conduct for resolving issue...........................................................................4
Discussing the support from the professional bodies .................................................................5
Concluding the impact of the support and code of conduct impact on issue...............................5
CPD plan .....................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Preparing for professional career is mainly the process which helps in acquiring skills and
knowledge for achieving better career in future achieving success. Various ethical issues faced y
the global business aid in impacting various companies for operating their business into dynamic
business environment. Different types of ethical challenges faced in the global business
environment including working conditions, equal opportunity, CSR. This report provide detail
about introducing one challenge. Further explaining codes of conduct for resolving and
addressing challenge. Further discussion and supporting guidance with professional bodies.
Lastly concluding with assessing its positive and negative impacts. Lastly making the CDP plan
for developing future career with defining objectives and taking actions.
MAIN BODY
Introducing the ethical issue and challenge impacting companies
Ethical issue are mainly defined as the issue and conflicts occurs which are creating
conflicts. These issues impacting the global business and their decision-making patterns. The
ethical issue selected as of the working conditions and the standards, the issue is mainly as of
engaging all the workers in the company as by providing fair treatment with adequate Working
conditions by providing safety and security to their health for Working in the company (Ethical
Considerations in International Business, 2022). Also, meeting the minimum employment
standards which is essential for ensuring the physical safety and security for working and serving
the global business.
The Working condition as an ethical issue impacting the company when the companies
are not maintaining the proper working conditions for the staff personnels which are Working
and serving for achieving profits. It impacts on the staff personnels and results in voluntarily
redundancies from the company (Bick, Halsey and Ekenga, 2018). As when the Working
conditions are note proper its create lack of job satisfaction among the employees which are
working in the company. This results in discouragement and leads to stressful working
conditions among the employees.
With establishing poor working conditions impacts the staff personnels which impacts
the motivational level, results in conflicts and aid in arising difficulty for performing various task

and Working on the timely manner. Examples: With establishing the welfare facilities, good and
clean surfaces, surrounding helps in better working conditions this results in providing job
satisfaction to the employees and increase the productivity and increased performance (Mudd,
2021). Whereas The negative impacts of the Working conditions as an ethical issue as it results
in decreasing the productivity and the Working performance , this results in ever-increasing the
absenteeism and decreased the turnover of global companies, as when the employees are not
Working in the proper and effective manner as to achieve the desired objectives (Montiel and
et.al., 2021). But with maintaining the good working conditions helps in increasing and
achieving growth of the company by Working better and achieving the best performance.
Explaining code of conduct for resolving issue
Various code of conducts which helps in improving this issue and results in providing
better working conditions to the staff personnels.
The management health and working regulations 1999: this legislation and code of
conduct mainly explain about the companies must regulate and maintain the books as for taking
various actions by tanking the responsibilities relating to the health and safety of the staff
personnels for maintaining the proper working conditions.
Workplace health and safety 1992: This is the code of conducts which is mainly
established as for protecting the employees related to the Working with the screens, ensuring the
adequate check-ups for the eyesight issues (Sroka and Szántó, 2018).
Provision of using equipments 1998: This legislation mainly explain and protects the
staff personnels as for providing best Working conditions relating to securing the conditions with
protecting from the risks with using various manual equipments while Working in the company
as for achieving the objectives.
Working time regulations 1998: This legislation is mainly about the providing flexible
working hours for serving and working in the company as around the maximum working is 11
hours.
Reporting to the injury, diseases and diseases occurrence regulations 1995: This
legislation aids in protection the employees Working in the company as by securing the rights
and proving safety from the various diseases, as the work related injuries by taking the remedial
actions (Watts, 2021).

Discussing the support from the professional bodies
The CIEEM is the professional body which is mainly established as for supporting the
surrounding and environment for providing benefits to current and future generations. It is
mainly established in the UK (Du and Xie, 2021). This professional body is mainly providing
various services as for delivering the standards for promoting and conserving with supporting the
ecology and environment. This professional body is mainly committed as for securing the
environment for creating the naturals and sustainable world. As by engaging teams for providing
positive impacts by establishing better and safe Woking conditions for the employees and staff
Working in the companies.
Concluding the impact of the support and code of conduct impact on issue
The code of conducts and the professional body mainly helps in resolving the issue, the
positive impacts of these code of conduct and legislations as mainly it helps in supporting and
securing the workers interest by providing safety to the employees which are working with using
various equipments which are hazardous in nature. With these legislations aids in supporting and
securing the employees interest while Working into various conditions. Also, the professional
body helps in supporting and providing the working conditions by securing ecology and
supporting the environmental practices in the company (Irawanto, 2020). Further more the
CIEEM is securing and promoting the highest standards as for taking various measures for
befitting the nature and the society this aids in promoting and providing the good working
conditions for supporting the employees working in the company for ever-increasing their
productivity and achieving best growth in performance. Thus, the code of conducts and the
professional bodies mainly helps in securing the interest of staff personnel with providing good
conditions.
CPD plan
Designing this plans as for developing the skills and knowledge related to the working
conditions as an ethical issue impacting the company operations. This plan mainly helps in
developing better learnings for assessing future career.
What do I want to
learn
What will I do to
achieve this
What resource or
support I will need
What is my success
criteria
Research skills For developing these
skills as by taking
Using books, journals,
magazines,
I have to develop and
acquire these skills

notes, recognising
appropriate sources for
collecting information,
staying organised.
Reading various
library books.
researching with using
the online networks
with using mobile
hones and the
computers, and
newspapers.
within 10 days as for
researching about
sourcing various
contents for gaining
knowledge.
Knowledge and
experience about
working conditions
For improving the
knowledge and
understanding about
the working conditions
with being better
observe, start taking
feedbacks, learning
from attending
workshops and
seminars with
subscribing.
With networkings,
using the online
platforms, gaining
knowledge and
experience from
others, reading books
about the safety and
security concerns. The
books,
newspapers,reading
legal laws and
conducts.
I have to develop the
knowledge in 15 days
relating to the
Working conditions
and the safety and
security as for assuring
while being employees
in future in any
company. As by
attaining the
workshops, seminars
and listening to
various professional
bodies.
Legislations and
ethical standards for
working conditions
For developing these
skills as by Reading
the online published
articles and reading
with using intranet
source about the
governing legislation
and the code of
Reading books,
attending the seminars,
hiring tutoring,
gaining knowledge
from other and their
experiences.
I want to develop this
knowledge in 15 days
as for better
understanding about
all the legislation is
being complied as for
securing the interest of
staff and personnels

practise being
followed as for
securing the staff
interest with providing
safety and security
concerns.
while working in the
company.
Team working skills For developing these
skills as by effectively
communication, being
positive mindset,
networking, respecting
other opinions and
building trust.
Attending seminars
and webinars, taking
supports from teachers
for collaborating and
working effectively in
teams, attaining
training programs.
I want to develop these
skills within 20 days
as for working with
different individual
belonging from
diverse backgrounds
while working in
future.
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that, the ethical issues and challenges aid in
impacting the companies. The issues impacts the companies at global and at all levels as for
providing better working condition for achieving growth with developing better performance.
This reports also specifies details about the learning and gaining knowledge for the code of
conducts and the professional body which is mainly supporting and mitigating the issues of the
working conditions and standards. With designing this plans help in better learning about the
ethical standards followed in the company and related to the Woking conditions for achieving the
organisational goals in global businesses.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Bick, R., Halsey, E. and Ekenga, C.C., 2018. The global environmental injustice of fast
fashion. Environmental Health. 17(1). pp.1-4.
Du, S. and Xie, C., 2021. Paradoxes of artificial intelligence in consumer markets: Ethical
challenges and opportunities. Journal of Business Research, 129, pp.961-974.
Irawanto, D.W., 2020. Unexpected and habit driven: perspectives of working from home during
the covid-19 pandemic. APMBA (Asia Pacific Management and Business
Application), 8(3), pp.165-168.
Montiel, I. and et.al., 2021. Implementing the united nations’ sustainable development goals in
international business. Journal of International Business Studies, 52(5), pp.999-1030.
Mudd, G.M., 2021. Sustainable/responsible mining and ethical issues related to the Sustainable
Development Goals. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 508(1), pp.187-
199.
Sroka, W. and Szántó, R., 2018. Corporate social responsibility and business ethics in
controversial sectors: Analysis of research results. Journal of Entrepreneurship,
Management and Innovation, 14(3), pp.111-126.
Watts, G.R., 2021. Homelessness Is an Ethical Issue in America. AMA Journal of
Ethics, 23(11), pp.835-839.
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