Fertilife Case Study
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Ethical implications of Fertilife’s behavior towards employees
Organizations have a moral and ethical obligation to treat all employees right and in a fair manner (Bowie, 2020). Fertilife, just like other companies, has a moral and ethical obligation towards their employees based on fair treatment, a good working environment, fair pay, and equality. There are various ethical implications aligned to the company's behavior towards its employees, mostly those from Mexico.
The company's behavior of demoting Mexican employees who held managerial positions affects the ethical principle of fairness. The company decides to bring some of its employees from Canada and the US for managerial work and demotes Mexican employees without any logical reason. Secondly, companies have an ethical obligation to treat all employees equally without discrimination. Fertilife goes against this ethical obligation by discriminating against Mexican employees. Mexican employees have tiny and dump quarters, tight working schedules, and bad food, unlike US and Canadian employees who get good benefits, live in mansions, and have a flexible working schedule.
Thirdly, the company also acts against the ethical obligation related to health and safety. Organizations have a moral obligation towards the health and safety of their employees (Bowie, 2020). Fertilife offers damp and small quarters to the Mexican employees and Monday to Saturday work schedule without rest which is inappropriate for their health and safety.
Whether what the company is doing in regards to the employees are permissible and whether it should change
Fertilife practices unfairness, discrimination and doesn’t show concern for the health and safety of its Mexican employees. It acts unfairly by demoting Mexican employees who held managerial positions and reducing their salaries without logical reasons. It also discriminates against Mexica employees by offering tiny and dump quarters, lousy food, and a tight working schedule compared to the US and Canadian employees who are offered large mansions, with high benefits and flexible working schedules. Besides, the company also shows no concern for the health and safety of Mexican employees through dump quarters, bad food, and a very working program.
What the company is doing is wrong and unacceptable. It is acting against ethical principles and moral standards. As an organization, it has a moral and ethical obligation to treat its employees fairly, equally without discrimination, and show deep concern for their health and safety (Strazovska & Sulikova, 2019). The company goes against all these ethical principles, and therefore it should consider changing its behaviors.
Ethical implications of Fertilife’s behavior in regards to the waste disposal
Organizations have an ethical obligation to conserve and protect the environment by limiting pollution. Regardless of the lack or limited environmental regulations placed by a nation, organizations have a moral obligation to control their disposals and pollution (Robinson, 2018). Fertilife acts against the ethical obligation of protecting the environment and living things in it by throwing their waste in the river behind the plant, which not only pollutes the environment but also kills wild animals in the river.
The waste disposal behavior also affects the ethical obligation regarding providing a better living condition for the community. Organizations have a moral obligation towards the community by keeping the environment clean and safe. Fertilife disposals harm the community who live near the plant and depend on the river water.
Whether what the company is doing in regards to the waste disposal is permissible and whether it should change
Fertilife is taking advantage of the limited regulations of Mexico regarding waste disposal. It disposes of all its wastes in a river behind the plant, which pollutes the environment, kills wildlife in the river, and affects the community around the plant who depend on the water river. What the company is doing is wrong and unacceptable. As an organization, it has a moral and ethical obligation to protect and conserve the environment (Robinson, 2018). Its ethical actions shouldn’t be restricted by regulations and laws.
Besides, it owes the community an ethical obligation to protect their living environment. Massive sickness of the community as a result of the company's action is unethical and unacceptable. The company should consider changing its behavior by adopting ethical strategies for waste disposal.
Motivations and considerations that Fertilife must take into account for both topics
In regards to waste disposal, Fertilife must take into account environmental considerations relating to pollution, protection of wildlife and communities depending on the water from the river. It should control its waste disposals to avoid polluting the environment, harming the nearby town and the wildlife. It should also take into account its moral obligation to protect the environment and all living things in it.
In regards to employee treatment, Fertilife must take into account moral considerations relating to discrimination, health and safety, and fairness. It should consider that it has the moral obligation to treat its employees fairly, equally and show concern for their safety (Bowie, 2020). In both topics, it must take into account financial motivations. It needs to consider that employee treatment affects organization performance. Inappropriate employee treatment can result in low productivity and poor financial performance (Strazovska & Sulikova, 2019). It needs to take into account that the company's financial status is also affected by how it treats the community. Consumers and other stakeholders often fail to engage with companies that cause harm to them.
References
Bowie, N. E. (2020). Business ethics (pp. 158-172). Routledge.
Robinson, S. (2018). The ethical environment: corporate responsibility. The Business Environment: Themes and Issues in a Globalizing World, 184.
