Code of Ethics in Australia

Question: You are required to analysethe ethical dilemma you have identified above using use the Doing Ethics Technique (DET)? Answer: An Australian company was hiring people; a 22 year old woman named Illena from Iran has done the interview well and was hired by the company. She specializes in designing the CD ROMs. She was happy to get the job and accepted the offer immediately. When she goes for the work, she finds that she has to share the cabin with a male employee. This is because the manager has placed them together for a work and decided that they would learn things and help each other. It was important they work on a project together which will be beneficial for the company. The thing that must be noted is that she did not receive the information at the time of the interview. It was against the religious beliefs of Illena and her husband was also opposing the work. The view is that, though it is cultural perspective from the organization perspective, but the difficulty which the ICT professional was confronting was that of an ethical dilemma. More importantly, the crisis by which she confronts her manager i s such that it is addressed by the ACS Code. In this case it can be seen that Illena was faced with a ethical dilemma and she did not knew what to do. The problem was a workplace which was witnessed by me. She really faced a ethical issue as she was not clearly told about the work culture and practices (Standard of Practice, 2013). The people who were engaged in this issue were the manager of the company and the Iranian girl Illena. In this case Ileanas husband is indirectly affected with the decision, as also the male employee who was to share the project with her. There are laws likeFair Work Act 2009 that ensures that the religious and cultural practices should be maintained by the company and that no people feel distracted or harmed due to the misuse of the religious beliefs of the people in the workplace (Press.anu.edu.au, 2015). In this case it is seen that the code of ethics that guide the issues are Social Implications which includes the Enhancement of Quality of Life. It ensures that the employer of the company must work for the betterment of the people of the organization. He must ensure the safety of the people in the organization as well as look after their health. He must refrain from treating the employees unfairly and must treat the employees with respect. More over the employer must look that the employees are satisfied in their work and try to set those things that had affected the interest of the employee (ACS Code of Professional Conduct Professional Standards Board Australian Computer Society, 2015). In the above case it was seen that the women was affected by the decision of the manager. Moreover she was not rightly informed. The woman was affected by her religious beliefs and she was not able to work with a male employee. Though she was not informed about this at the time of joining, which was unethical on the part of the company and there was breech of ICT practices. The rules and regulations of the ACS codes of ethics, as well as fair work act were broken when the employee was not informed about the work culture and that the employer was not able to hold up the religious beliefs of the employee (Josephsoninstitute.org, 2015). More over the other employees work was also affected since Illena did not cooperate with the work. There is actually no one who has benefitted from the action. The company as well as the employees was affected due to the wrong decision of the employer. He should have informed Illena so she would have decided otherwise on the job. The company suffered as the woman decided to inform the manager about her problems, so the new project was delayed and hampered. It was not possible for the male employee to do the work single handedly. It is to be considered that the happiness of both the employees was lost and the company also suffered. If this is made universal, then people in all the organization will suffer as there are people of all religion and background in the company who have different values and beliefs (Igi-global.com, 2015). If the employer sets the wrongs as it is expected from them, then it will add to the benefits of all those who are concerned. Other people in the community might not see that there is any fault with the company as these issues can be dealt easily for the betterment of the society and the workplace at large. Thus it can be said there is no actual right or wrong (Australia.gov.au, 2015). The employer did not see any need to mention the work culture to Illena, as he did not think that it will create any issue for her. But it was wrong on the part of Illena as she had to face problem in the work place as well as threats from her husband. Thus which is right to someone may be wrong to others and vice versa. References ACS Code of Professional Conduct Professional Standards Board Australian Computer Society. (2015) (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/4901/Code-of-Professional-Conduct_v2.1.pdf Australia.gov.au,. (2015).Rights | australia.gov.au. Retrieved 17 March 2015, from https://www.australia.gov.au/topics/law-and-justice/rights Igi-global.com,. (2015).Ethics and Social Issues Related to Information Communication Technology (ICT): Computer Science and Information Technology Book Chapter | IGI Global. Retrieved 17 March 2015, from https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/ethics-social-issues-related-information/43777 Josephsoninstitute.org,. (2015).Josephson Institute of Ethics: Making Ethical Decisions: The Six Pillars of Character. Retrieved 17 March 2015, from https://josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-2sixpillars.html Press.anu.edu.au,. (2015).'15. Ethical issues of emerging ICT applications a Euro-landscape' in Professionalism in the Information and Communication Technology Industry by Edited by John Weckert and Richard Lucas | ANU Press. Retrieved 17 March 2015, from https://press.anu.edu.au/apps/bookworm/view/Professionalism+in+the+Information+and+Communication+Technology+Industry/10791/ch15.xhtml Standard of Practice. (2013) (1st ed.). Retrieved from https://education.qld.gov.au/corporate/codeofconduct/pdfs/det-code-of-conduct-standard-of-practice.pdf