Ethical
Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing (making a disclosure in the public interest)
is revealing corruption or wrongdoing within a work place, these kind of
wrongdoing include; possible health and safety problems that could endanger
others, this could be high visibility warnings on hazards not being displayed;
damage to the environment like a nuclear power plant dumping nuclear waste on a
national park or in a reservoir of drinking water; criminal offences, for
example blackmailing in the workplace; or if the company as a whole is breaking
the law by not having the right insurance policy and covering up wrongdoing is
among one of the main corruptions in recent times for example the events that
took place at the Levisohn enquiry.
Organisational policies
Organisational Policies are a set of rules and regulations
which the respected company must follow. They may inhibit or increase the
privileges of the company’s employees. Organisational policies are put into
place to protect the interests of the company’s customers. These can be both
beneficial and disadvantageous to the employees and the customers. For example
if an organisational policy for a clothes shop is to allow all customers to try
on clothes discreetly, it would be beneficial for the customers because they
would be able to see how the clothes look on them before purchasing them. It
would be disadvantageous to the employees because some customers may abuse this
and steal the clothing. This not only hurts the company’s reputation but also
reduces profits.
Information ownership
Information ownership is when a select body is made
responsible for any information they produce, this means that they are to take
responsibility for maintaining that data, this includes the accuracy and
currency of the information, making sure that any externally sourced data is
clearly identified, most companies prevent their information from getting
stolen by having the person assigned the ownership of the information sign a
NDA (Non-disclosure agreement). This agreement prevents the owner from
disclosing information outside of the company and makes them liable to be sued
if they break the agreement or possible prosecution if the information is of
extreme value.
