Principles Of Age Discrimination

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Intro Work ethics involves attitude, behaviour, respect, communication and interaction. Ethics is a system of moral principles which refers to the judgements that people make, it involves systemizing, defending, and recommending concepts of rights and wrong behaviour. It is based on following rules of conduct which is recognised in respect to a particular action. Workplace ethics are values and principles which help people determine how things should be done in an organization. I chose scenario four where the manager at a fast food industry continuously rosters on a worker until midnight during the school week even though they are full time student and have requested not to work late on school nights. The manager asks you to put pressure on the worker forcing …show more content…

Para 3 Age discrimination can affect all people from any ages Age discrimination can affect the positive and efficient working relationships in businesses and can also damage its reputation. Para 4 In this case you can turn to The Age Discrimination Act which aims to ensure that all Australians – young and old and everyone in between – are treated equally and have the same opportunities as others. The Act helps protect you against discrimination in many areas of public life, including: employment – getting a job, terms and conditions of a job, training, promotion, being dismissed education – enrolling or studying in a course at a private or public school, college or university, accommodation – renting or buying a house or unit getting or using services – such as banking and insurance services, services provided by government departments, transport or telecommunication services, professional services like those provided by lawyers, doctors or tradespeople, services provided by restaurants, shops or entertainment venues. The Age Discrimination Act covers situations where you feel that, because of your age, you have