LO5.1 ETHICAL ISSUES

LO5.1 ETHICAL ISSUES

1. WHISTLE BLOWING

   • WHISTLE BLOWING IS USUALLY WHEN AN EMPLOYEE DISCLOSES THAT SOME FROM OF SERIOUS UNLAWFUL PRACTICE IS TALKING PLACE WITHIN THIER WORK PLACE. THIS ACTIVITY COULD INCLUDE MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE, ILLEGAL ACTIVITY, THREATS TO INDIVIDUALS

2. DISCRIMINATION

   • DISABILITY
     • Disability discrimination. The Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful to discriminate against employees (including workers) because of a mental or physical disability. View or download the new Acas guide Disability discrimination: key points for the workplace
   • GENDER
     • Sexism or gender discrimination is prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender. Sexism can affect either gender, but it is particularly documented as affecting women and girls.
   • SEXUALITY
     • It usually refers to a predisposition towards heterosexual people, which is biased against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual people, among others. It can, however, also be against heterosexual people. A related term is sexual prejudice, a negative attitude toward someone because of her or his sexual orientation.

3. USE OF INFORMATION

   • THE DATA PROTECTION ACT(1998) ENSURES THAT PERSONAL DATA IS USED RESPONSIBLY. WHEN DESIGNING, DEVLOPING AND/ OR USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS, ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO HOW THE INFORMATION IS COLLECTED, PROCESSED, STORED, USED AND DISTRIBUTED

4. CODES OF PRACTICE

   • A code of practice is a set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave. The auctioneers are violating a code of practice by dealing in stolen goods.

5. STAYING SAFE ONLINE

   • THERE ARE GUIDES ON STAYING SAFE ONLINE TO AVOID PROBLEMS WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT BEHAVE ETHICALY OR PERHAPS HAVE A DIFFERENT ETHICAL CODE FROM THOES OF SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.