University of Suffolk: Business Law and Ethics Individual Report

This report examines business law and ethics through a case study involving an accountant assistant, Linda, and her experiences with potential fraud and unethical behavior within her organization. The report begins by defining employment and classifying Linda's role as a trainee, subject to a pro...Read More

Business Law and Ethics
PART 2

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 2( Individual Report)............................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Define employment and explain type of worker Linda is...........................................................4
Explain common rules regarding employment law ...................................................................4
What is Constructive dismissal and advise Linda over the opinion to be considered or not......5
Discuss the case in relation to different ethical perspective at play and advise Linda
accordingly..................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFRENCES ..................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Business laws and ethics makes an business organization to be developed in appropriate
manner. Ethics are those rules and regulations that makes discipline and order maintained within
workplace. Ethics makes an organization help upon different process which helps in completion
of task with more effectiveness. Ethical issues is that kind of problems in which different process
within an organization. These problems is been impacting over making two opinion through
particular project within the similar time. In this problem is been impacting ethical code of
conduct to be produced within an organization. Ethical code of conduct is been discussed which
focuses upon patters in an organization. Scope of ethics is wider in nature which makes pattern
developed upon working in an organization. Nature of ethics is dynamic in nature which makes
business environment to be improved. In this individual report an case study is given with
questions to be developed over ethical code of conduct.
PART 2( Individual Report)
MAIN BODY
Case study: In the given vase scenario it has to be observed that Linda is working as a
accountant assistant in an local retail organization. She is not able to communicate the work
which makes her irregular for work and since six months she is under probation period. As she
was working within organisation it is been notice by her that fraud is been committed by Chief
accountant Charles who interviewed and offered her job.(Surdam, D.G., 2020). Linda reported
matter to Heather and the matter was ignored by him. After some days while going back to home
she saw that both Charles and Heather together at an bar. Linda pretended that notice which later
on made Heather brought topic in joking way in the office. They also tried to buy Heather and
Charles in attempt to this she was invited at local wine bar. Also Charles gave her check of 20k
euro which made buying of car possible. On her birthday Charles turned up and gave her surprise
and gave her gift with ticket before leaving the home. The tickets were of Spain. Some week
later organization went in administration and questions were rose upon fraud which made Linda
to be involved within it.
Following questions has to be answered:

Define employment and explain type of worker Linda is
Employment laws are the laws which helps in forming of tripartite relationship within
employer and employee. These laws is been formed for protecting rights of both employer and
employee. This makes exploitation of employee to be reduced and provides them better working
environment. Such laws covers various acts and amendments which helps an employee to gain
sustainability during its work laws like Employment Rights Act 1996, Minimum Wages Act
1998 and Workmen Compensation Act 1923 is cover under these law(Scherman, 2016).
Employment is related to those agreement which makes an employee work in more effective
manner. Employment in other sense means working on salary basis or getting paid on hourly,
weekly basis. Such agreements helps in negotiating over aspects to be covered within
employment. In this written document and mutual understanding is required to make agreement
more legalised in the eyes of law. Employment is initiated through interview and analysing all
documents in return.
From the above case scenario it can be analysed that Linda is an trainee as she is going
through probations period of six months. So she is not an permanent employee and can be
terminated if find out to be involved in unethical work.
Explain common rules regarding employment law
Employment laws consists of various important thing that is to be used in order to make
employment agreement formed in more concrete manner. Certain rules are there that has to be
followed and has been given under employment law. Such rules has been explained as follows:
Describe terms and conditions of an employment contract: This is one of the most
important rule that has to be followed when an employment contract has to be made. According
to it terms and condition is discussed before signing agreement. It has to be told by employer to
employee, under it subject matter regarding probation period is explained which is generally
from three months to six months (Quarshie, Salmi and Leuschner, 2016).
Information over paying of salary: As per this information in relation to salary and
incentives has been discussed with employees. In this payment in relation to insurance, tax code
and salary which is paid to employee during his course of employment. This has to be disclosed
to employee and require to be given on per day basis, weekly or monthly basis. Salary is very
important and all information related to it should be disclosed by employer or interviewer.

Procedure describe: This is one of the most important rule that has to be followed in
relation to employer and agreement in this basic idea is covered upon procedure and has to be
explained. Rules make employee understand about work and process upon which work has been
done byb him within the course of employment. In this policies of an organization is mentioned
within contracts through problems faced by employees (Poff, 2020).
Identify personal information: In this personal information of an employee is been
secured and has to be updated on regular basis through management. Security is to be maintained
regarding personal information that is to be given to employee. According to this information
like marital status, address and telephone numbers is shared. Such information is sensitive thus
requires to be protected. These are covered within privacy policies of an organization.
Explain agreed ways of working with employer: It is the rule required to be followed in
order to make sure that health and safety measure is developed within an organization. Such
health and safety measures has made employee working within an environment possible. As per
this various types of things like sick leaves and maternity leaves should be mentioned. This
makes employee to feel safe while working in an organization.
What is Constructive dismissal and advise Linda over the opinion to be considered or not
Constructive dismissal is that condition within which employee has to be volunteer made
job quite because of it conduct done from employers side. These kind of practices makes
negative impact upon working environment of an organization through employment changes.
Such dismissal result in making employee leave there boss by changing team not there
organization in which they are working. So, employees requires given resignation due to
employer that makes constructive dismissal to be applicable(Nersessian, 2018). Employee is
required to make proper justification upon the reason of taking action within sustainability of
employee.
According to case Linda should use this as a method to protect herself from the situation.
This is going to make enquiry conducted upon Heather and Charles which makes situation to be
analysed. Further it make violation of ethical code of conduct identified in proper manner.
Discuss the case in relation to different ethical perspective at play and advise Linda accordingly
The Utilitarian Approach: Such approach is based upon issue which has to be analysed
in order to make determination possible upon course of action to be analysed. Also in this

individual affect is been covered upon feature explained within employment contract. In this
least harm is been observed. Ethical approach of this kind is been used for making both positive
and negative impact checked within an organization (Mea and Wall, 2016).
The Right Approach: In this approach ethical practices in relation to human rights is
been focused within an organization. The approach has made human rights with ethical code of
conduct to make organization perform its functions in better manner. Also it makes employer
keep in mind needs of employees.
According to the case scenario approach that is to be used in making rael cause to be
identified is The Utilitarian Approach. As this makes flaws in following ethical code of
conduct to be marked out (Silver, 2020).
CONCLUSION
From the above file it can be identified that business laws and ethics helps in making
employees work within proper order and discipline. In this file employment law has been
explained in relation to case scenario. Further important rules regarding employment law
discussed. In the end approaches related to ethics is discussed.

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