Consensual Relationship

Consensual Relationship

Question 1

Critics of CRAs assert that they are too intrusive, ineffective, and unnecessary and that they can cause as many problems as they solve. Identify the specific reasons and examples that might justify these criticisms. They are intrusive because informing an employer of a relationship is getting into the personal life of an employee. CRAs can be ineffective because even after signing an employee could still break it without the company noticing, and when it gets to that point they become unnecessary. (Cohen, 2009).

Question 2

From the prospective of the employer, I would believe that CRAs are very necessary. Because on the job relationships are very likely to happen, and almost guaranteed so it is good to have a policy in place to address issues that may possibly arise from on the job relationships. Also it protects the company from being sued by employees (Salvaggio, Streich, Hopper and Pierce, 2011)

2. (example, favoritism)

From the prospective of the employee, I would not want to sign an agreement based on my personal relationship with a co-worker. I would want to keep the relationship private. In think if I did sign the CRA then my superiors and co-workers would then keep extra eyes on me to insure that I wasn't breaking policy. That in the end would distract me from performing my job to the best of my ability.

Question 3

The principle used to justify the use of CRA would be Organization Interest Principle (your act on basis of what is good for the organization). In situations where one can foresee a possible issue and can impose a policy to prevent that issue from affecting the company it is best to do so, this can save you time, money, and problems in the long run. (Hellriegel & Slocum, 2011)

Question 4

Ethics are basically moral principles. An ethical person is a person who lives by a personal code of moral behavior. A person who refuses to steal or lie, for example, is doing so because of their ethics. Ethics are also generally a sense of what's right and wrong.

Ethical practices in the workplace are an extremely broad subject. In some countries, they're compulsory questions in government workplaces. (Essence Magazine, 2010).

In the private sector, they've been becoming more common as more advanced work practices kick in through the various workplace HR upgrades and new training courses.

In the workplace, ethics are also behavioral principles, a standard relating to how you conduct yourself and how you deal with situations.

The introduction of ethical practices and guidelines about ethical behavior in the workplace has also been a useful training tool. (Sutton, 1999)

Staff are given a grounding in basic principles like honesty, responsibility, and other important ethical issues like reporting problems and impartiality when dealing with people.

Ethical principles also underlie the principles of equal employment opportunity and anti discrimination laws, so the training is good orientation.

At job interviews, you will be asked about ethical practices because it's a very relevant subject to employers.

Employers have to trust their employees to act properly...