Research Task 2 Company X Code Of Ethics

6. Name ten examples of actions that may be lead to disciplinary action up to and including withdrawal/termination.

Violations of Company X rules of acceptable behavior will be viewed as misconduct, which upon review can constitute immediate suspension. Pending further review and investigation some

At Company X, it is our upmost desire to comply with rules and laws pertaining to our business, and to hold our values at a spectacular level. Our company values include responsibility, equality, honesty, confidentiality, respect, and integrity. These values are the building block of our company, and should be followed by all employees, management, and any persons associated with our business. By adhering to the code of conduct, our work environment will be comfortable and reliable, and will help avoid unethical behavior.

Even an apparently trusted employee may do mischief or even accidentally cause harm to the company.

An initial new hire and employee ethics training has to be develop and administered. Also on-going ethics refresher training for use throughout the employees career with Company Q will need to be incorporated in the program. Systems will be developed and put in place to monitor, audit, and report ethics violations. A time-line to re-evaluate these programs and their effectiveness towards meeting the companies social responsibility goals will be established. Based on the evaluation a revision or revamp of the program if necessary will be initiated. The ethics program needs to be reviewed and understood by all employees and expectation for compliance very clear. This can be accomplish by tying compliance in some form to employees and leadership individual performance goals. Shareholders all the way down to entry-level employees will benefit from the ethics program which will also put the company on track to being more socially responsible. Once a code of ethics is in place and training has been given, then Company Q can begin developing trust within the company and employees as well as the community. Continued education and training will enable the company to become more socially responsible.

Signatures are obtained on the Verification of Training forms and are to be submitted to Human Resources for retention in the employee’s personnel folder. Employee misconduct will be monitored in by supervisory review of actions taken by employees, by conducting yearly surveys and also by implementing a reporting system. In our monitoring, we will be reviewing compliance and targeting deviations to our established ethical behavior. When the method of surveys is utilized, they will be nameless and must be completed within the thirty day allotted time. One feature of our reporting system is the establishment of our APEX Ethics Hotline, (800) 555-5555. This line is monitored by the Ethics Office and is open to anyone, the public, employees and customers to anonymously report unethical behavior or to ask ethics questions. With this system we are able to effectively monitor and evaluate unethical behavior and to take corrective action as required. The Ethics Officer compiles this data monthly and reports to the CEO with the trends and analysis.

This further creates confusion, as there is no set “minimum” of disciplinary actions that justly matches the violation. Some are fired immediately while others are subject to disciplinary actions based on the institution’s policies and bylaws.

Under the “Inappropriate Conduct” section in the employee handbook, employees are subjected to discipline, including discharge

The business ethics programs I believe will convey our company values, these are often stated in a code of conduct, where employees will have to follow and understand policies to guide decisions and behavior. This recommendation I am giving will require employees at INDE to participate in extensive training as as well evaluating situations where ethical dilemmas can arise and lead to crisis such as the one we are facing currently. However, the ethics program will be useless if all staff members aren’t trained about what it is.

If the violation continues there will be a formal write up made and the department head will be made of the situation. If the employee is still not complying they will be terminated. Not all situations will be the same. Depending on the violation the employee may be terminated immediately and will be escorted off the premises.

In the workplace as well as one’s personal life is essential for ethics to be maintained; often taking the right action is not always the most popular choice. It is important for maintaining an upstanding ethical code of conduct to be a productive individual as well as function as an employee in the workplace.

When working in an organization, it is usually important to establish professional ethics while following consistent ethical principles. Professional ethics are personal and corporate standards of behavior that are set by businesses, associations, and organization. It creates an institution that reflects our own values and make us feel more confident about what is an acceptable behavior and what is not. This type of ethic could vary depending on the various types of situations, professions, and personal values. Many professionals that are trusted by the public like doctors, accountants, engineers and even an information technologist all have a Code of Ethics, which sets out expectations of the member’s behavior and how they operate internally and externally.

As an employee, you may receive company cell phone, laptop or other device, furniture. Unless otherwise mentioned in your contract, any equipment we offer belongs to our company and you may not sell it or give it away. You are also responsible for keeping our equipment safe and in as good condition as possible. If your equipment breaks or malfunctions, let us know so we can arrange to get it repaired.

In case of misconduct, employees will be issued with a first written warning which will remain on file for 6 months subject to satisfactory conduct.

Employee discipline is a concept that could automatically set a negative tone in the workplace. Ideally in a perfect world the workplace would be conflict free and every employee would be the perfect employee. However, unfortunately there probably is not a thing as perfect world. Employee discipline method that can be used by organizational leaders on trying to utilize various methods to help promote and encourage orderly conduct in the workplace. According to Zachary (2013), an organization should have the proper systems in place that helps to encourage proper behavior in the workplace. The right methods to be used to change that behavior if it negatively impacts the organization. In situations where discipline is required the HR perspective would be the type of “punishment” that might have to be administered by HR managers this could often times be unpleasant for both the administrator and the employee. Whether it is dismissing the employee. Perhaps suspending the employee. Even just a written warning. Regardless of the intensity of the punishment it requires that leadership utilize the right methods to help ensure that minimum fallout transpires from the discipline that is used.