Fair Treatment at the Workplace

Running Head: FAIR TREATMENT AT THE WORKPLACE
Fair Treatment at the Workplace
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1FAIR TREATMENT AT THE WORKPLACE
Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
1. Benefits of Prohibiting 3 Forms of Discrimination – Racial Discrimination, Gender Based
Discrimination and Disability Discrimination as outlined in Federal Laws....................................2
2. Benefits of Voluntarily Prohibiting Discrimination under Federal Laws – The Case of
Pregnant Women.............................................................................................................................3
3. Benefits of Adopting Hiring and Promotion Practices that are Designed to Diversify the
Workforce........................................................................................................................................4
4. Evaluating the Ethics of Voluntarily Prohibiting Discrimination at the Workplace................4
5. Evaluating the Ethics of Adopting Hiring and Promotion Practices that Diversify the
Workforce........................................................................................................................................5
Final Recommendations..................................................................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6
References and Bibliography...........................................................................................................7

2FAIR TREATMENT AT THE WORKPLACE
Introduction
Ethical treatment at the workplace is absolutely imperative if workers are to be valued
and cherished at the organization where they are employed. Workers are not treated with any
degree of fairness and who are discriminated against on the grounds of race, religion, ethnicity,
or socio-economic status, will not feel motivated enough to give their optimum to the
organization that has recruited them and this in turn will get reflected in their performance at
work (Benschop, 2016). This report discusses the benefits that can be experienced by a large-
scale nationwide retailer in prohibiting three forms of discrimination that outlined in anti-federal
discrimination laws, analyzes the benefits of prohibiting forms of discrimination that are not
covered under federal law, states the benefits of adopting hiring and promotion practices that are
designed to diversify the workforce and evaluates the ethical considerations of not prohibiting
voluntary the forms of discrimination that have been examined. The report concludes with some
final recommendations on whether or not the retailer should ensure all forms of employee
protection as discussed in this report.
1. Benefits of Prohibiting 3 Forms of Discrimination – Racial
Discrimination, Gender Based Discrimination and Disability
Discrimination as outlined in Federal Laws
The federal laws make it clear that discrimination that is carried out on grounds of race
gender and disability are unacceptable at the workplace. If the owner of a nationwide retail
business outlet decides to prohibit such forms of discrimination when recruiting employees, there
are a number of benefits to be experienced upon doing so. For starters, such an employer will be