This essay will argue that workers should worry about new information and surveillance technologies within their workforce simply because they have a right to their privacy, especially at their workplace. I will argue that worker paranoia, the Privacy Act and the misuse of technology have an effect in our workforce and society. A worker who knows that he/she is being monitored will constantly worry about why they are being watched and will be paranoid about it. The Privacy Act was created to ensure an individuals privacy, but does not outline anything about a person’s privacy at their work. Technology has changed over time and has become more advanced, but is misused in ways that are inappropriate and can invade a person’s privacy.
Go into your local coffee shop or convenience store and you are sure to run into an employee who has at least one tattoo showing. Tattoos, the ever growing form of body art, are constantly up for debate in the business world. Not all companies see them in the same light. Even though tattoos are gaining in acceptance and are a great way for a people to express themselves, tattoos should not be derogatory or they should be covered in a business environment. To begin with, many people think discrimination has been long gone.
Discrimination at work can take a variety of forms including, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, sex, pregnancy or marital status, age, disability, and religion. Discrimination in the workplace has a serious affect on health, work performance and career opportunities. People easily judge others because of ethnicity, beliefs, culture or just simply because of the way they look. While it has become almost natural to witness or experience discrimination, it becomes magnified once it is done inside the workroom. The workplace is where people earn their living.
In today’s society, there is a large amount of discrimination based on the physical attractiveness of a person which in turn affects them in the workplace in areas such as recruitment, selection, and performance appraisal. Though there is no correlation between beauty and brains as of now there are no set laws which prevent discrimination based on attractiveness since it is a difficult concept to prove. Society is attempting to change the way hiring practices are handled, however the problem may already be too deeply rooted in our culture to be completely eliminated. Basing hiring standards on beauty directly influences diversity in the workplace by limiting the pool of applicants for a job. Consequently, this may increase or reduce job opportunities for certain individuals in the workplace.
People often put safety a side, and think only about price. Also more than likely the individual giving a tattoo or piercing out of his home basement or living room isn’t going to charge you the same price as a licensed person, in a professional work place. If you are considering getting a tattoo or piercing it is important to put your safety and end result over price. Many people will get a tattoo in remembrance of someone or something special. Piercings on the other hand seem to be more of a fashion statement.
However, body art is not always accepted everywhere, especially in the workplace. With the growing rate of tattoos and piercings amongst members in our society, employers must take into consideration whether or not they can hire someone with that kind of self-expression. Sometimes when a person is hired his or her tattoos are not a problem, but other times the tattoos and piercings that a person wears can cause major controversial issues. For example, a man working at Starbucks must wear wristbands in order to hide his tattoos. His employer has made the decision that he must cover up his tattoos or he would be fired.
It is a law that has been put into place to prevent any discrimination against; age, sex, race, disabilities, religion, gender and sexual orientation in a work place or in society generally. This also includes indirect discrimination as well as direct discrimination towards patients and colleagues (Human Resources, 2013). If the Act is broken the employer has to informally discuss a disciplinary first, before any action is taken. A formal disciplinary is only made depending on how the victim would like to handle the problem, if the employee concerned has had various
Emotions in the Workplace Abstract This paper researches the effect that emotions have within the workplace. The long standing discussion between experts who believe that emotions should try and be relegated at work and those who believe that the workplace would be an ordinary environment that would breed monotony and kill creativity, still carries on through today. Through the course of the research, numerous writers offer their perspectives on how important they believe emotional connections at the workplace are. Some focus on specific types of emotions such as stress and motivation and look to see the changing impacts that they have. Finally, the research is able to conclude that emotions are in fact, a vital personification of the organization – it is the engine that fuels concepts, the creative spirit, keeps teams and individuals working together and joins all their energies towards a singular purpose – that which is in sync with the larger organizational objectives and strategies.
The way we treat our coworkers can affect the atmosphere of the office. If a worker shows up to work with a bad attitude that attitude can have a negative effect on the other workers. A persons attitude can affect whether or not she we gets the promotion or get passed up for the promotion. Attitude is a matter of
Also, tattoos are seen in a negative way because they look unprofessional, so some corporations will hold strict policies against visible tattoos, especially if they need to have a good public image. Other employers that do not like tattoos will not hire somebody just because that person has tattoos. They will not mention that tattoos are the reason to not hire somebody because they do not want to be sued for discrimination, but some employers have anonymously admitted that they will not employ a person with tattoos because that can damage their public image. Besides having a negative image, tattoos are a health risk. Tattoo dyes, particularly color inks, can cause allergic reactions, even several years after the tattoo was applied.