The Pros And Cons Of Ethical Dilemma

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The second option would be to increase the pay of the other employee’s to Jeff’s pay. This would be an ethical thing to do, but it is not necessarily the most logical. If John decided to increase their pay, it may help in the short term with increasing morale and getting the employees to work harder, but this could cause some financial issues in the long run. John’s company may not be able to withstand all of these pay increases for a long period of time and some of the employees get pay increases, all of the employees might demand one. The next option John could choose would be to have a discussion and explain why Jeff has a higher pay than some of the other employees. While this is also an ethical option, it may not be the most logical. …show more content…

Depending on which option John decides to pursue it could really change what is at stake for not only himself, but also people that are in disagreement with him. First off for the company, it could risk losing valuable employees that are hard workers because they do not agree with the unfair treatment. These employees are unlikely to stay working at the company if they are dissatisfied with not inly their pay but the way they are treated as well. Likewise, if any customers were to find out that John and the company were not applying the most ethical business practices it could lose the trust and business from its customers. These customers could choose John’s company’s competition to do business at, which could be very detrimental to the business. For the employees their right to fair pay and treatment are at stake depending on which option John goes about. However for Jeff, he has his dignity at stake, the other employees that are irritated with Jeff’s higher wage could take out that frustration on him and cause a hostile environment for Jeff to work in. Lastly, John, the main key party has a great deal at stake; for example, it is very possibly that he could lose his authoritative figure and respect from his employees. If that were to happen it would take a lot for him to sincerely gain it back and make things right. Being that ethical conflicts that involve family members are touchy, John could lose the respect and loyalty of Jeff or his other family

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