Philosophy 2074F/G Lecture Notes - Job Security, Due Process, American Greetings

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2074F/G
• Professor: Michael Herbert

Document Summary

All interests of the stockholders are given priority over the interests of the other stakeholders. Employees primarily want to be treated as persons who are genuine partners in the business enterprise. This principle says that in the absence of a specific contract or law, an employer may hire, fire, denote or promote an employee whenever the employer wishes. Moreover, the employer may act with justification, with inadequate justification or with no justification at all. Some might argue that the decline in the number of us workers who belong to unions has not significantly increased the number of employees who are at risk of an unjust dismissal. A number of corporations have taken steps to make it more difficult for employees to use company manuals and policy statements to protect their jobs. A large corporation cannot allow employees to refuse to abide by a corporate decision whenever it conflicts with a personal moral position.