Employment Law and Ethics: Analyzing a Case Study of Workplace Issues

This report analyzes a case study involving an account assistant, Linda, at a retail company, focusing on employment law and ethical issues. The report defines employment, identifies Linda's worker type, and explains common employment law rules. It examines constructive dismissal, advising Linda on her options, and discusses the case through different ethical perspectives, including utilitarian, rights, virtue, fairness, and common good approaches. The case involves fraud, potential bribery, and pressure to remain silent, highlighting the complexities of workplace ethics and legal obligations. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and the application of employment laws and ethical frameworks to the scenario.

REPORT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Define employment and explain type of worker Linda is...........................................................3
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
Ethics is considered to be those rules and regulations which helps in maintaining of
discipline and order at workplace. Ethics are required to be followed within an organization in
order to help in running various process and accomplishment of task with efficiency. Ethical
dilemma is that kind of problem which occurs at the time of various process in an organization.
Such problems directly impacts decision making directly when two opinion exists over a
particular project at same time. These problems majorly should be affecting ethical code of
conduct within an organization. Ethical code of conduct is generally deal with employment law
as it focuses more upon working pattern in an organization. Scope of such problem may be wider
if not taken care on time. Nature is dynamic as it directly affects all kind of mechanise based
over ethical code of conduct. In this case study is given and questions has to be answered based
on it.
MAIN BODY
Case study: In this scenario Linda has started to work as account assistant at local Retail
company. She has not be able to commute at work as is sometimes late for work and was under
probation period of six months. During her work she notice about fraud that was done by Chief
accountant Charles who interviewed and offered her job. Linda reported this to Heather but was
ignored by him. Few days she was going home for work and saw both Charles and Heather
together at nearby wine bar. Linda pretended that she did not noticed them but later Heather
brought up topic in joking manner within office. Both Heather and Charles attempt to buy
Linda's silence and invited her to join then at social wine bar. Also Charles wrote cheque of 20k
euros for buying car which is helpful for her. On her birthday Charles turned up to her house
with gift and politely welcomed by Linda. At the time of leaving he gave here couple of tickets
for both of them to visit resort in Spain. After a week later the company went in administration
and questions were asked over fraud in which Linda id also involved now.
Following questions has to be answered:
Define employment and explain type of worker Linda is
Employment laws are those laws which helps in building of tripartite relationship
between employer and employee (Cartwright, 2019). Such laws has been formed in order to
makes sure that all rights of employees is been protected and exploitation is not done of

employees in any manner. Such laws has been provided with various acts like Employees Rights
act 1996 and Minimum wages act 1998. Employment means an agreement that is existing within
employer and employee upon providing of different kinds of services. Regarding this employee
is paid salary over hourly or monthly bases. These kinds of agreement employees can negotiate
over different aspects that has been covered in relation to purpose for which agreement is
formed. Such agreement can be terminated by parties also. As per the agreement an individual
employee with the help of verbal exchange or written document can initiate the agreement. The
offer of employment can be implied in an interview or written in a formal.
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 is considered to be one of the most important law that is been used for
making an employment agreement formed more effective. There are various kinds of important
rules which has to be followed as per employment law and they are as follows:
Describe terms and conditions of an employment contract: This is one of the most important rule
that has to be followed while making an employment contract. As per the rule all the important
terms and conditions has to be explained before signing agreement between employer and
employee. Under it information in relation to probationary period has to be explained like its
duration which is generally three or six months .(Namysłowska and Jabłonowska, 2019).
Information over paying of salary: In this all the information regarding salary and incentives
should be discussed or disclosed to employee. Under it payment in relation to national insurance
number, tax code and salary pay time must be told to employee. Salary is required to be given
upon per day basis, weekly or monthly. Salary is very important and all information related to it
should be disclosed by employer or interviewer.
Procedure describe: This is an important required to be followed by employer and in agreement
basic idea over procedure must be explained. Rule helps the employee in understanding about
work that has to be done by him during the course of his or her employment. Also policies of the
company is mentioned under such contract over various kinds of problems to be faced by
employees.

Identify personal information: All the personal information should be kept updated of employee
and this has to be done by management. Security has to be maintained in relation to personal
information that is been given by employee. As per this information like marital status, address
and telephone numbers is shared. This has to be protected as it may be misused for any kind of
illegal activity. All of it is covered under private policies.
Explain agreed ways of working with employer: The rule is required to be followed for making
development of health and safety standards within an organization. Such health and safety
measures is been improvised with the help of analysing problems faced by employee in working
environment. According to this various kinds of things like sick leaves and maternity leaves
should be mentioned. This makes employee to feel safe while working in an organization
(Oliva,, 2019).
What is Constructive dismissal and advise Linda over the opinion to be considered or not
Constructive dismissal is the condition within which an employee is been voluntarily
make to quite from the job due to any kind of conduct from employers side. These kind of
practices result in making working environment negatively or change in employment changes.
Such kind of dismissal results in making employee leave their boss or change team but not the
organization. So, employee makes resignation on the basis of employer then it results into
constructive dismissal. Under the condition employee is required to show the cause and has to
prove that action done by employer has impacted job sustainability of employee.
In this case scenario Linda can use this as a weapon in order to make Heather and Charles
face consequences over the fraud that has been done by them. Advice given by to Linda is that
using such dismissal she can make ethical code of conduct to be followed.
Discuss the case in relation to different ethical perspective at play and advise Linda accordingly
The Utilitarian Approach: In this an issue has been analysed by determination over
course of action. Secondly all the individual affected by action and all aspects of its is covered.
Third step is that greatest benefit and least harm is observed. This ethicak approach is mainly
used in order to seek about the positive and negative impact of the action happened in an
organization (Schinkels, 2019).
The Right Approach: Such approach is been used for making an organization follow
ethical practices in relation to human rights. Such approach is been used for making human
rights to be applied in the ethical code of conduct within an organization.

The Virtue Approach: This approach is based upon assumption that various ideals should
strive. Under it ideal thing like full development of our humanity and discovering of thoughtful
reflection is done with more potential.
The Fairness (or Justice) Approach: The approach is based upon providing justice in fair
manner with proper judgement passed in relation to case without biasnes.
The Common Good Approach: This approach to ethics assumes a society comprising
individuals whose own good is inextricably linked to the good of the community. Community
members are bound by the pursuit of common values and goals.
As per the case scenario these approaches used is going to help in making the real cause
of action over the enquiry to be identified and makes appropriate solution to be fined for it.
CONCLUSION
From the above discussion it can be concluded that employment laws are the laws that is
been used in order to deal over rights and duties that has to be followed by employer and
employee. Ethical dilemma means problem faced in ethical form. In this file employment is
discussed with the position of employee as per the case scenario. Then further in the file various
kinds of rules mentioned in employment law is explained. In the end approaches is covered.

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