Ethical considerations and their impact on businesses

• TREATMENT OF WORKERS (CHILD LABOUR)

  • Children have to work long HOURS on a DAILY / WEEKLY basis
  • Could be ILLEGAL in some COUNTRIES (UK) / LEGAL in others (INDIA)
• TREATMENT OF WORKERS (WORKING CONDITIONS)

  • Staff are not treated well at work e.g. money deducted for LATENESS / ZERO-HOUR contracts
  • ZERO-HOUR contracts- not guaranteed fixed hours, called when a business needs them
• TREATMENT OF WORKERS (MODERN SLAVERY)

  • UK- new modern-day slavery LAW
  • Business revenue of £36m+, business has to produce annual SLAVERY / TRAFFICKING statement
• TREATMENT OF WORKERS (FORCED LABOUR)

  • Work people are FORCED to do against their own WILL
• TREATMENT OF SUPPLIERS (FAIRTRADE)

  • FAIRTRADE- about better PRICES , decent WORKING conditions, local SUSTAINABILITY and fair TERMS of TRADE
• TREATMENT OF CUSTOMERS:

  • Some large companies have not treated their customers well e.g. HIGH PRICE for a LOW QUALITY product