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Ethical Conduct: A Call for Natural DutyDerived from the Greek word "ethos," which means "characteristic way of acting," ethics sets the norms and standard of corporate organizations to define how and why employees are expected to act the way they should be. This is because "ethos" or ethics includes cultural mannerisms, religion, politics, laws, and social aspirations of a group of people. It is an all-encompassing subject that seeks to promote harmony and professionalism within the working environment. For this reason, one can surmise that the ethical conduct was not created and established just for the sake of having it. Ethical conduct is the primary foundation of every individual in achieving the highest standards of ethics, wherein an individual feels within himself an obligation to do what is good and avoid what is evil. Ethical Conduct in Corporations Every profession is learned and extremely significant. The professionals, and for everybody who is in the labor force, are familiar with the fact that their work has a straight and very important influence on the value of life for everybody. In the corporate world, it has been a well-known fact that work is directed to the promotion of life. It is a personal duty since each one has the moral obligation to take care of themselves and others, and not be a burden to them. This obligation take up greater proportion as an employee assumes a higher position. For that reason, tit is highly expected that the services given by the labor force need fairness, truthfulness, integrity, lack of prejudice, and fair play. In the practice of their profession and obligations, employees must perform carry out under a norm professional conduct, which has a need of devotion to the highest codes of ethical conduct. Basic Duties of Workers Ethical Conduct dictates the duties of a worker. It is ethical conduct because it is impossible for anyone to have an inkling of these duties, namely:
Basic Duties of Employers It is also important to set some ethical conduct for the employers. Employers have the sacred task of caring for their workers. Theirs is the golden opportunity to become the ethical man for others. They must be fair minded and generous in their dispositions. The following are their basic duties towards their workers:
All of these things that should be stipulated in every corporate ethical conduct as supposed to promote the goodwill of every individual who are members in the labor force. In this way, they can promote the goodwill to the whole community as they continue to practice their profession according to the highest standards set by the ethical conduct. |