Answer questions 1 3 Part 1 An Overview of LVING ETHICAL BUS

Answer questions 1- 3

Part 1: An Overview of LVING ETHICAL BUSINESS CHAL Nikhil would routinely make suggestive comment t anl was ast hired by Best East Motels into their man Florida State female employees. In one incident under Nikhals es te University, Working part- time and golng to school fall including undocumented workers. Nikhil cime was the norm for her, but the Best East job replaced sat th some male employees flirted with female epor runing program and was excited about the poten ger raduation from customers at the motel to offer their room keys to fcriaed I heard the same story from ere with a smile. They also told her Nikhil her two part-time jobs. With this new job, she would when she met her mentor Nikhil, who was the son of the owner. Best East Motels was a franchise motel chain younger female employees and even some of the in the Usited States. Owners bought into the chain with Their responses to these situations were similar rds a $500,000 franchise fee and paid for the construction ranged from \"Nikhil told me if I was older he woual of the motel In return for the fee, Best East gave each me out to \"I don\'t want to make a big deal owner a comprehensive package of marketing, manage because it might appear I\'m a tattle tale.\" Anoth After a few weeks, Lae ma They l out of this and financial materials to boost motel mon excuse for not reporting was that Nikhil assured them this was part of the motel business and was . In addition, Best East success rates to over 90 percent assisted each owner with groups of people that trained mal. Most employees were afraid to report on th staff for every new job, from housekeeping to account son and put their jobs on the line. ing. The new hire training course for each type of employee was developed and based on the best practices handbook. It clearly stated sexual harassment within the industry. This particular motel had been in kind would not be tolerated and should be reporte business for 10 years and was seen as successful Lael reviewed the section of the franchise emp any immediately to the proper manager. Lael could tell fro As Ladl went through the manager training pro the manual the allegations against Nikhil constituted gram, everything she heard was great. It sounded like sexual harassment. While the Best East Franchise Cor Best East was a career path she would want to pursue ong-term. Six months into her job, however, Lael started be a legal issue. to hear strange rumors. For example, on the night shift she found there was heavy employee turnover and most to report the behavior of the boss\'s son was problem poration had no ethics hotline, Lael thought this She knew putting pressure on the female employecs e females. Lael began to investigate by scheduling Lael also felt that going to Nikhil personally about t herself onto several night shifts. One night, as she chat allegations may not be a wise move. If the behavior was ted with one of the front desk employees, she discov reported to the owner, it would become an official alle ered the girl planned on quitting She was seventeen and gation and impact the motel\'s reputation and image in East motel for a year. \"Why are you the community, and she would be responsible for it. The eanving asked Lad Her reply startled Lael. \"I don\'t want trouble, just pened to her yet. my last paycheck, a good letter of recommendation, and that\'s it. things these women were saying had not personally hap As Lael pressed her for more information, the 17-year-old opened up. She spoke about Nikhil talking 1. Why should Lael get involved in reportin suggestively about her to other employees and how he has not experienced any of the allegations made suggestive physical gestures when she was around. employees are making She told lad about other female employees treated simi- 2. What are some of the characteristics of B QUESTIONS | EXERCISES the othet Nikhil was on dut occured during night shifts when Eas ethical culture that would create the current dilemi Digging a little deeper, Ladl spoke to several former3. What should Lael do to resolve her concer for Lael? employees. Most were fairly young female employees. This case is st They told ber essentially the same thing, For example, companites, or situations is coincidental. strictly hypothetical, any resemblance to

Solution

1) Lael should get involved in this situation as she was the manager training program and also responsible for scheduling employees. And since she was responsible for scheduling some of the female employees in the night shift wherein the incidents happened which could be constituted as sexual harassment, she has a moral and ethical duty to report these incidents to the authorities. Also it would be wise for her to report as the rate of turnover was quite high and it may also be construed that ineffective scheduling by Lael was the reason for the high turnover if the real reason is not investigated and revealed by Lael.

2) The dilemma was created as Best East’s ethical culture does not have the following:

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Lael should speak to her superiors in a confidential manner and appraise him or her about the scenario. Then she should ask for advice for further course of action.

She should also consult an attorney to seek legal view on how to approach the situation along with gauging the kin of liability that she or her employer Best East would face if she takes any further action.