ETHICAL FACTORS VIOLATED IN THE CASE STUDY

1. What are the Ethical factors violated describe/ explain.

The Ethical factor violated in the case study is the Age Discrimination. There’s
no set rule for when it’s best to tell your employees when you plan to give them
retirement or making way for them to quit nor force them to quit to their work
because of their age unless it is stated at their contract and set when they have
to retire. According to the Age Discrimination Employment Act, your employer
cannot be discriminate against you or other employees based on your ages. If you
are being fired or forced to quit, you can request a specific reason for
termination and challenge the reason and whether discrimination against your age
played a part in the decision. You can legally fire an employee if you take care
to avoid discrimination. The decision to terminate an individual’s employment
carries with it the risk of a possible legal challenge. Much of the risk involved
is dependent on the employer’s policies and if the employee has an employment
contract. Even when there are good explanations for the problems that older
employees encounter or create with their employers, the problem of age
discrimination still exists. Ethical issues can also surface when older employees
are set aside or eliminated from the employment relationship. One is that people
are not valued for their contributions to the workplace. They are seen merely as
economic commodities, and the decision to do everything but fire the employee is
a denigration of their experience and knowledge.

2. Indicate how would you have handled this situation if you had been the
immediate supervisor? Explain by giving a situation or incident.

Whether you’re considering a supervisor position or are simply curious about your
manager’s responsibilities in relation to your role, it is important to
understand the function of supervisors in the workplace. Being a supervisor is
being anyone who oversees and manages a team or individual to ensure that they
are performing effectively and satisfied in their role. In some cases,
organizations have set hours for their entire workforce, and supervisors won’t
need to adjust them. However, when team members work in shifts, supervisors are
usually responsible for creating schedules. For example, if you are a supervisor
of restaurant waitstaff, you will want to make sure you have an appropriate
number of servers scheduled for each shift. This usually means scheduling more
people during the busiest time of day and balancing shifts so that the staff does
not feel overworked. Managing employee schedules also means being flexible and
prepared when employees need to make changes, such as requesting a day off,
calling in sick or handling a family emergency.