Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Workplace

Work legally and Ethically

Table of Contents
Question 3...................................................................................................................................1
Question 5...................................................................................................................................4
Question 9...................................................................................................................................5
Question 14.................................................................................................................................5
Question 15.................................................................................................................................6
Question 18.................................................................................................................................6
ASSESSMENT 2: ...........................................................................................................................7
CASE STUDY ONE........................................................................................................................7
Q1................................................................................................................................................7
Q2................................................................................................................................................7
Q3................................................................................................................................................7
Q4................................................................................................................................................7
Q5................................................................................................................................................7
Q6................................................................................................................................................7
CASE STUDY TWO.......................................................................................................................8
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Q8................................................................................................................................................8
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Q10..............................................................................................................................................9
Q11............................................................................................................................................10
ASSESSMENT 3...........................................................................................................................10
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Q2..............................................................................................................................................10
Q3..............................................................................................................................................11
Q4..............................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

Question 3
Term How it is applied How it impacts your
work
Consequences
Code of conduct It is a written code
which become
benchmark against
individual and
organization
performance
Assists to improve the
organization as a
workplace and leads
towards ethical
manner.
Not complying with
the same will lead to
lose the job and affects
reputation.
Code of practice It is a guide to attain
standards of health,
safety and welfare
required under WHS
Provide better
workplace to
employees where they
can work easily
(Leese, Lidén and
Nikolova, 2019).
Common penalties are
defined which
includes job demotion,
pay reduction and
complying with the
same will lead to
enhance values
Discrimination It is applied by
implementing different
laws and regulation
defined by
government
It causes positive
impact upon
employees and leads
to improve
productivity.
Positive outcomes will
be generated by
applying such laws
defined under
discrimination
Duty of care Laws are complied by
company where other
people are safe in
workplace and it is the
responsibility of
employer to take
proper care of health
and safety to everyone
It helps to track and
trace waste in order to
ensure that company is
being transferred,
treated and disposed
correctly.
Leads to generate
positive results in
which employees
work in safe
environment that
sustain brand image.
Dignity of work Through complying It leads to respect and Respecting each other
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laws and legislation
and fair treatment
trust, also by
providing equal
treatment will helps to
make employees
comfortable at
workplace.
work will develop a
sense of honesty and
sincerity towards work
that leads to cause
positive impact.
Work, Health and
Safety
By complying with
Health and safety Act,
2011
No harm to other will
assist workers to
involve within an
organization that helps
to provide complete
safety to individuals
Provides a safe place
of employment and
safe working
environment with
accurate policy
regarding safety
(Larsen and et.al.,
2017).
Mandatory Reporting This is applied when
any person has
experienced the abuse
in an adult
Assists to protect
children from any
abuse within
workplace so that
reputation is not
affected.
If company neglecting
the laws, then they
have to pay penalty or
may shut their
operations as well.
Informed consent By complying with
Data protection act
Assists to protect the
personal and sensitive
data from third party
Helps to generate trust
from customers and
employees
Children in the
workplace
Under 18 age children
are not liable to
perform any work
Complying the same
helps to maintain
goodwill in market
If any children
working then it is a
kind of breach and
company has to pay
for the same.
Complaints
management
Through a process
which is defined
This will helps to
encourage positive
It is all about handling
customer complaints
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