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¶ … organizational policy that infringes on the personal liberty of employees. Be specific in terms of what liberties are infringed upon and how. Then explain the benefits of the policy to the organization in spite of the costs to employees in terms of their personal liberty.
Organizational policies infringing upon liberty
In today's competitive job market, workers are often desperate to do whatever is necessary to get hired. However, some employers are taking advantage of this desperation in their 'vetting' of workers. It is well-known that employers may 'Google' a prospective employee's name before hiring. It is also common for an employer to access the public Facebook (or other social media) profile of the employee to screen him or her for possible personal problems or indiscretions before hiring. However, some employers are going a step farther. "Some have demanded applicants hand over their...
This means that even content that the user has posted privately -- including those marked only for trusted family and friends -- could be accessed by the employer, as a condition of being considered for employment. According to the ACLU, who was defending a man required to give his password as a condition of his job application: "It's an invasion of privacy for private employers to insist on looking at people's private Facebook pages as a condition of employment or consideration in an application process" (Stern 2012).
Imagine if, in the pre-online era, a prospective employer asked to see an employee's personal photo albums, diary, and other personal memorabilia as part of the hiring process. It should also be noted that these demands are not just made of candidates with high-security jobs whose private actions might be expected to…
Imagine if, in the pre-online era, a prospective employer asked to see an employee's personal photo albums, diary, and other personal memorabilia as part of the hiring process. It should also be noted that these demands are not just made of candidates with high-security jobs whose private actions might be expected to be put under scrutiny if they could be potentially risky to national security. Even colleges are asking that prospective applicants give the admissions staff their passwords and the job interview in the suit brought forth by the ACLU was for a journalism job.
Even Facebook's own privacy officer was distressed at this development, pointing out that it not only compromised the privacy of the job-seeker, but also that of his or her friends, who may have shared private information with the owner of the profile page with the expectation that it was to remain confidential. "This practice undermines the privacy expectations and the security of both the user and the user's friends. It also potentially exposes the employer who seeks this access to unanticipated legal liability" (Stern 2012).
The reasons that employers wish to violate applicants' privacy are myriad -- they may want to find out if the employee drinks excessively; if he or she has (or is planning to have) children; if he or she has unpopular political affiliations; if he or she has a disability that might be concealed during the interview. In other words, the employer can find out all sorts of things that might make the person 'difficult' to employ, but which they are prohibited by law from using in hiring considerations. Given the different types of information available on Facebook, employers can use their access to social media in a very sneaky away to avoid the law. While it is true that the employer could use the applicant's password to find out information which it could use against the employee legitimately, such as lying about past job or educational experience, the possible legitimate uses does not justify the infringement of privacy. Employers
policies must be selected and analyzed. These should ideally be aligned with organisational values. Such values are achievement, balance, cooperation, creativity, integrity, loyalty, personal development and results. Loyalty in this context refers to mutual respect. The first policy to be analyzed is the assessment policy, which "outlines the framework in which learning is assessed within TAFE NSW." The policy outlines the objectives of the policy, the audience for the
Finally, any company materials including but not limited to design blueprints will be considered intellectual property. Privacy: We believe that privacy is a fundamental human right as well as a legal right. Therefore, we assure our employees that their personal information will be kept confidential and will not, except under obligation to a court of law, divulge any personal information about any of our employees. Similarly, we expect that our
Ethics in Organizational Culture Many organizations are requesting that prospective job applicants reveal their Facebook passwords as part of the process of vetting candidates. Given that the current job market is a 'buyer's market,' employers have a great deal of leverage in expanding the type of information they may request from prospective job applicants. From the perspective of the employer, such a violation of a candidate's privacy allows them to find
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws: Mandatory minimum sentences, which were rare in the criminal law or justice system, have experienced a remarkable increase in popularity. As a political phenomenon, the policy has enjoyed broader bi-partisan support since mid-1980s as the U.S. Congress has continued to enact new measures for containing mandatory minimum sentences. The major goal of the Mandatory Minimum Sentence Laws is basically to prevent the judicial trivialization of serious drug
The 1980s (the period when Ronald Reagan was the U.S. President) witnessed a series of government measures targeting environmental regulations. This resulted in public outrage against the anti-environmental policies of the government leading to a renewed interest in nature clubs and groups and the formation of radical groups who led strong movements to protect the environment. (vii) the post- Reagan resurgence (1990s onwards) - President Bush and President Clinton
War on Drugs Four decades ago, the American government declared a war on drugs. As has been the case with some other American wars, the battle continues with the American government continuously investing money and resources in the stubborn hope of defeating its enemy. The enemy persists with government and violators playing a cop-robber squall, people continuing to harm themselves, the government raising taxes and steepness of penalties, and the jails