In fear of losing her job, she does not report the mistake to her supervisor. How should the employee have handled this situation and what should the supervisor do when the situation is disclosed? How does the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct relate to ethics? Provide examples to support your response. The CFO for a corporation deliberately misstates expenses on the income statement purely out of a sense of loyalty to his CEO and the company.
There are a set of principles to follow when acting as a decision maker for someone who lacks capacity and these must be followed at all times, they state that the individuals wishes are number one and that they must not be restricted in any way and that support should be given to help them to communicate to the best of their ability. If an individual wants to do something that may endanger them, then we need to use our negotiation skills and gently persuade them this could be a bad idea and that we have a duty of care to protect them. Also we could offer different scenarios so that they may be supported in making the best choice which has the least risk to their safety. 3.3 Ways to ensure an individual with dementia, carers and others feel able to complain without fears of retribution are by showing them that there is an accessible complaints procedure which must be followed. There is legislation in place to protect us should any of us make a complaint, also we should make ourselves approachable and offer full support and ongoing information to the complainant as they go through the
I have to act in the person’s best interest but instead of encouraging them to avoid risks I have to support them and enable them to taking part in activities. I have to act in the individuals best interest, keep them safe, carry out risk assessments, promote informed choices but also respect their decision and right to live their life as they choose. If the risk seems great to me I would document it and discuss the matter with my manager. Another area where duty of care dilemmas may arise are confidentiality issues. When a confidential information is shared with me and it concerns safeguarding and there is a possibility of harm or someone’s wellbeing is threathened I might have to make a decision and disclose this information.
The employees must keep company’s tangible assets and knowledgeable things. The company and its employees have obligation to protect their tangible and intangible assets. Generally, the protection of assets is most important part in profit entities. County of San Diego and G.M Financial conduct their businesses that elementally trust employees. Nevertheless, the reason that company adopts the code of ethics is forbid to fraud, theft, and corruption by
This tattoo is known as a sleeve tattoo and is one in which the uniform could not cover completely. Mrs. Baker ordered Natalie to immediately remove the tattoo or she would be fired. Mrs. Baker informed Natalie that tattoos are not part of this establishment that she would lose customers which would untimely cause a loss in revenue. In addition that tattoos are not part of the uniform. The issues in this case did Mrs. Baker provide proof of Natalie’s appearance having a negative effect on the business causing sales and profits to go down?
On the other hand, other coworkers would not report her so, they could have power over her by blackmailing but this action is against American Correctional Association Code of Ethics, as well. “Members shall treat every professional situation with concern for the welfare of the individuals involved and with no intent to personal gain,” suggesting they are not treating coworkers with respect but to only achieve ‘personal gain’. This action breaks the creed which every correction officer protects which is un-honorable. I believe the best decision is to report her this action will protect myself as well as her in future altercations legally or dealing with
If you suspect unsafe practice you should follow company policy and once you have ensured the individuals safety you can then report to your line manager. You should preserve any evidence and if recording then record as is told to you, there may be the need to use a body map which should be labelled correctly. If you have the need to report such an issue and there is no response you would need to take it to the next level. Your company should have a clear safeguarding procedure. If you still feel there is an issue being ignored then you can seek advice from an outside source.
"He ashamed, and wants to tell her so, but it's not for him to apologize. He hasn't earned the right" (Page 176) - I found this quote to be significant because I felt that it showed Dragan's character and how the guilt had built up within him. It showed us how Dragan felt remorse for what happened to Emina but he also felt that he wasn't worthy enough to own up to it. He felt that since he never helped her, well she was shot. So he feels he's unworthy of showing her, his remorse because he never tried to help her in the first place.
Overall, I think filling the safety complaints was a great choice and that he did the right thing in doing that. The company violated OSHA and didn't take the complaints seriously. They also violated the employee by not acting on a serious issue. The courts verdict would reflect my job in this case because I would feel as If I didn't protect the employee and that I could of prevented the lawsuit. If I were a human resource manager, I would be ashamed and I would feel like I didn't do my job, and that I just ignored a safety issue that was serious.
The problem with this lies in that others may commit fraud or continue to commit fraud because they know the company won’t prosecute. Law enforcement officials could make it a law that companies have to come forward when they are aware of fraud and prosecute the perpetrator. Another thing that can be done, since companies are afraid of this being public, law enforcement can make it more private. If employees know this is implemented, then they will be less likely to commit