Working Ethically

Working Ethically
Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1) Main features of relevant professional code of conduct for staffs and equality & fair
treatment......................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................6
2) Ethical theories and approaches:.............................................................................................6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................7
3) Determine the laws of equality and diversity.........................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10
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INTRODUCTION
Work ethics involves rules and regulations which are need to be follow by an
organisation for the effective working culture and management. It makes the smoother and easy.
In this report chose organisation is Elderly and it is situated at Liverpool. It involves various
types care of such as: residential, nursing, dementia, palliative and respite care. The aim of
company is to take care people and their interest. It covers the following topics which are as
follows: key features of professional code of conduct for staffs and ethics related to equality&
fair treatment and ethical theories & approaches at workplaces. Apart from this, report also
discuss about equality and diversity laws in United Kingdom.
TASK 1
1) Main features of relevant professional code of conduct for staffs and equality & fair treatment
Ethics are the set of moral principles which includes theory and system of moral vales.
For the growth of business it is important so that employees can work as per the regulations and
instruction so it maximize efficiency. Health care ethics includes beliefs and values which is
required to take-care the health of persons. It is important for health care industry to examine
patents properly so that they feel fit and healthy and also gives suggestions regarding how they
can become healthy. It also includes:
Autonomy: Respect the rights of patients to so that hey can make its own decision.
Non-maleficence: To do no harm.
Justice: To be fair and treat like cases alike.
Elderly is from Liverpool and its staffs are very friendly, kind and helpful. Organisation
is involves in various types of care such as: residential, dementia, nursing, mental health problem
etc. Reputation is good because it take care the persons very well and also satisfy the needs and
wants. Professional code of conducts are necessary to follow by staffs and it is made by an
organisation. It frame general outlines that how workers have to behave and work so that work
can be done smoothly. It is useful because it provides guidelines for handling issues like safety&
health, harassment and conflicts of interest (Professional code of conduct. 2018). Through it
staffs become responsible and follow their duties as per the need of company. Main features of
professional code of conducts for workers are as follows:

Respect for laws and regulations: Is helps the employees to respect and follows employment
laws and environment. As a result all workers can be treated equally and it helps an organisation
to make effective decisions regarding how they can make more flexible rules so that all staffs can
easily follow the laws related to professional code of conduct (Parrott, 2014).
Respect for people: Prevent the discriminations on the basis of gender inequality so that staffs
feel comfortable to work because of fair treatment. Elderly can take ethical decisions that they
can treat equal to its employees so that their willingness can increase towards their work.
Prevention of conflicts of interest: Professional code of conduct prevent the conflicts among
employer and employees and it maximize the equality in organisation. Company can take ethical
decisions that it always protect the interest of their workers.
Transparent and integrity of information: Transparency can be increased by professional
code of conduct as a result relevant information can be communicate to the employees. It reflect
the ethical decision of Elderly that it is able to make transparency in its organisation and it brings
the equality among workers.
Internal control and audit: It employees follows the professional code of conduct than it
makes effective internal control. Staffs can follow the regulations, policies, procedure which
leads the operational efficiency. It shows that Elderly able to take ethical decisions that's why
its workers can able follow the rules and regulations. For all members there are same policies
and rules which reflect the equality and fair treatment among employees.
Improve efficiency: If staffs properly follow the rules and work as per the requirement of
organisation than targets can be achieve timely. Rules of professional code of conduct can be
same for all employees which reflects the ethical decision of Elderly. It leads the equality and
fair treatment among employees (Nardin and Mapel, 2016).
Improve management: Professional code of conduct improve the management in the
organisation because all staffs can perform their roles and duties as per the demand of company.
Elderly take decisions ethically which is for the benefit of employees as well as organisation and
it helps to the better management.
Helps the organisation to achieve its goal: Professional code of conduct can provides help to
the organisation regarding accomplishment of its objectives. Employees can perform its duties as
per the values and morales of Elderly so that it can achieve the goal. It does not break the morals