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Ethical Behavior
Conforming to moral
standards or conforming to
standards of conduct of
profession or group
–Adapts to social norms and
in response to needs and
interests of those affected
7-12
Areas of Concern for Class
Employee privacy
Terms
Privacy – the state of being free from unsanctioned
intrusion into one’s behavior or personal information
Confidentiality - discretion in keeping secret
information
Ethical dilemma – any situation that has the potential
to result in a breach of acceptable behavior
Ethical choice – considered choice among alternative
courses of action in which the interests of all parties
have been clarified and the risks and gains have been
evaluated openly and mutually
Does an employer have the right to search an
employee’s computer files or review the
employee’s email or voice mail?
Can companies keep information about the
employee in separate files (the employee’s file
and the supervisor’s file) and allow the
employee access to only one?
Can employers use private investigation
agencies to collect information about their
employees?
Can an employer give employment
information about an individual to a potential
creditor or to a landlord?
Fair information practices
Employees should:
– Know company’s written policy
– Abstain from personal internet use if in doubt
– Use own email account
– Limit personal surfing/emailing to times outside office hours
– When composing email or downloading info, ask yourself if
you’d post in on your office door
– When it comes to privacy in the workplace, assume you
don’t have any
To establish a fair information practice policy,
employers should:
– Set up guidelines & policies to protect information in the
organization
Limit information collection
Ensure accuracy, timeliness, completeness of info
Limit external disclosures
– Inform employees of info-handling policies
Type and use of information
– Become thoroughly familiar with state & federal laws regarding
privacy
Regularly review for compliance
– Establish a policy that any manager or non-manager who
violates privacy principles will be subject to discipline or
termination
Employees’ physical privacy