• TechFite will decrease executive bonuses by at least 5% from now going forward. • TechFite will commit to giving back to the community each year. They will commit to donating at least $10,000 each year. • TechFite full-time employees will work no less than 35 hours a week to verify they are able to receive their full-time benefits. A1. Rationale • Decreasing executive bonuses will provide more funding to the budget, therefore allowing TechFite to increase employees work hours. • TechFite is widely known for their community involvement. They can continue to keep that status by setting a minimum donation amount. • Ignoring the company policy about full-time employees benefits has caused relationships between them and their employer to deteriorate. A2. Ethical Versus Legal Issues • An ethical issue is a problem, or situation, where both arguments are morally wrong. Whereas a legal issue is a problem, or situation, where the arguments have a legal basis. The difference between ethical issues and legal issues is simply that one has to do with governmental …show more content…
One of the ethical issues was misuse of resources. This was apparent when there were excessive bonuses that were being paid out to executives rather than using that money to pay their employees. Another issue is the fact that by not following through with the community commitments that were made which in result will tarnish the pride that is brought to the company in terms of community involvement. Above all else, the company experienced an ethical issue when they started to cut the hours of all full-time employees. They were cutting the hours because they were not able to budget for the full-time benefits that the employees were not getting. When employees are hired on they do expect to make “X” amount and receive “X” benefits, so when that is cut it causes the employee’s relationship with their employer to