| Business and Society: Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, Ethics, 10/e James Post,
Boston University Anne T Lawrence,
San Jose State University James Weber,
Duquesne University
Employees and the Corporation
Chapter ObjectivesEmployees and employers are engaged in a critical relationship affecting the corporation's performance. There is a basic economic aspect to this relationship. Employees provide labor for the firm; employers compensate workers for their contribution of skill or productivity. Yet, also present in the employee-employer exchange are numerous social, ethical, legal, and public policy issues. Attention to the multiple aspects of this association can benefit the firm, its workers, and society. This chapter focuses on these key questions and objectives:
1What rights do workers have to organize and bargain collectively? |
| | | 2As government regulation of employee safety and health issues increases, what are the obligations of business to protect workers? |
| | | 3Do employers have a duty to provide job security to their workers? |
| | | 4To what extent do employees have a right to privacy? Can businesses legitimately monitor employee communications, police romance in the office, test for drugs or alcohol, or subject employees to honesty tests? |
| | | 5Do employees have a duty to blow the whistle on corporate misconduct, or should employees always be loyal to their employer? |
| | | 6What are the special obligations to multinational corporations to their employees around the world? |
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