Career and Work Exploration 10, 20, A30, B30
CWEX20
Module 20: Workplace Ethics and Privacy (Core)
Outcome
Examine fair and ethical practices and privacy rights in the workplace.
Indicators
| (a) | Discuss the impact of ethical (e.g., responsibility, honesty and confidentiality) and unethical (e.g., conflict of interest, abuse of substances, sexual harassment, bullying, theft, falsifying documents and reports, and misrepresentation) behaviours on the workplace. |
| (b) | Research the evolution of unions in Saskatchewan and Canada. |
| (c) | Investigate the role of unions in the workplace. |
| (d) | Discuss common expectations for union members in the workplace. |
| (e) | Discuss advantages and disadvantages of being employed in a workplace where workers are unionized. |
| (f) | Investigate the term harassment and discuss the potential effects of harassment on mental health and wellbeing. |
| (g) | Discuss ways to deal with harassment of self or others in the workplace. |
| (h) | Compare the code of ethics for school with a code of ethics for a workplace. |
| (i) | Compare employers’ and employees’ expectations with respect to fair and ethical workplace practices. |
| (j) | Research employee and employer rights and responsibilities that foster a culture of privacy in the workplace. |
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Video
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Free
Record posted/updated:
February 7, 2022
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Book
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Record posted/updated:
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Free
Record posted/updated:
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Record posted/updated:
December 7, 2021
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Book
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$24.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
December 8, 2021
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Record posted/updated:
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$23.95 USD
Record posted/updated:
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Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
June 10, 2022