Every business has a code encouraging employees to exercise their judgement in favour of the organisation’s interests. A conflict of interest occurs when an employee performs an action or takes a decision that instead favours his or her own personal interests. These conflicts can be intentional, yet may also occur due to unintentional biases that impact decision-making. Employers and managers should be well aware of these situations as they by
Every workplace has its ethics and it can be challenging to ride a fine line between acceptable and unacceptable behaviours. In a few places, even sitting with your feet on your desk can get you fired. Although definitions of misconduct can vary across workplaces and the rules are different, there are certain broad categories of misconduct that are widely accepted as a norm. It’s very important for managers and employers
Discrimination is the act of treating another individual unfavourably on the basis of personal characteristics such as gender, age, ethnicity, race, physical appearance, disability, religion, colour or sexual orientation and so on. Fortunately, society has come a long way from the days when it was common to treat someone with disdain and condescension just because they were different from you. Australia prides itself on being a nation that is becoming
