Question

Many supervisors are not well-trained on the difficult task of terminating an employee and instead resort to other methods of forcing someone out of the organization. Methods include giving the employee unpleasant work tasks, reducing their hours, or modifying their jobs in some negative way. What are the ethical issues raised by this strategy and what are the risks to the organization?

Answer 1

Below are the ethical issues raised by the strategy of forcing someone out of the organization -

1. Employee harrassment in terms of making them feel uncomfortable at job

2. Going against the right process of terminating employees.

3. Creating negative experience at work.

Below are the risks to the organiztion -

1. Employees who are harrassed to pursue resignation from the firm would create negative publicity against the firm resulting in eroding good will of the firm.

2. It will set a bad example to the existing and future employees.