ETHICS
NOTES-Outline:
1: Summary of writing intent leading to thesis
2: Define ethics
3: Discuss the importance of ethics in the business environment
4: Connecting Law and Ethics/The role of ethics in law
5: Elaborate on the ethics side of each case.
6: Summary The question of whether an employee can be terminated for off-duty activity can be answered in numerous ways. Some occupations require employee carry a firm moral code even when they are not present at workplaces such as priests, CEOs, and other public or civil servants while other occupations are more lax or do not even require anything more of their employees rather than to show up on time and perform at expected performance levels. The varying levels of standards, in regards to moral code, with the multitude of industries pose the question of what the underlining basis of these rules are. Because as an employer or manager contemplates the reasoning behind the termination of an employee, there must be a general rule of thumb to abide by in order to make the decision. The rules that the employer or manager relies on are called ethics. When an employee is considered for termination, an ethical approach from the employer’s side as well as the employee’s side must be apparent and clear. In order to better understand the role ethics play in employee relations, we must have a thorough understanding of what ethics is and it’s importance in the business environment. Furthermore, in the context of employee termination, we must also understand the role of ethics from the employer side as well as the employee side to appreciate and solidify firm reasons for termination. Ethics is defined by Mark S. Swartz as a set of universal moral standards: which includes: respect, trustworthiness, responsibility, caring, fairness, and citizenship. These moral standards are commonly the foundation of the code of