A place in the interaction where there are ethical considerations for you

“You are the new HR Officer at a medium-sized local manufacturer Canadian Corrugated Products [CCP]. A good friend Raj needed a job so you recommended that he be hired into a sales job at CCP. Raj does good work and is like by everyone at CCP. You know that Raj is a bit of a “party animal” and your new attendance tracking software tells you that he is calling in sick regularly on Fridays. Since you can see his social media posts you know that his absences always follow a big night out partying. This is clearly an abuse of CCP’s paid sick leave. You have asked Raj to curtail his Thursday clubbing but it still continues. What do you do?”.

a. List the QUALITY options that exist for you in deciding what to do in this fictional encounter.

b. Identify a place in the interaction where there are ethical considerations for you (HINT: ethical considerations are about doing the “right thing” more than about “doing things right” or “going by the book”).

c. Explain which course of action you would choose from that list of options and explain why.

d. Anticipate and identify any impacts (good and bad) of your decision that should be expected from your chosen course of action. State what those might be and how you plan to deal with them.

Note: This is question from my labour relations class.