Ethics in the Workplace

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In a world full of grey areas and thorny dilemmas, acting ethically is far from straightforward. This course explores the concept of ethics and issues faced in the workplace. Discover how to adjust your own behaviour and promote ethical practices.

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours

120 days’ access

Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Ethics in the Workplace

£100 +VAT

4 CPD hours 120 days’ access
Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Ethics in the Workplace

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This course will enable you to

  • Identify your own stance on ethical issues
  • Understand the role of ethics in the workplace
  • Recognise the situations and threats that challenge ethical behaviour
  • Develop a more inclusive workplace by recognising the impact of unconscious bias
  • Make ethical decisions with confidence
  • Implement ethical practices in your own organisation

About the course

Issues of trust, transparency and ethics are never far from the minds of accounting and finance professionals. Yet, in a world full of grey areas and thorny dilemmas, acting ethically is far from straightforward.

This course introduces the concept and meaning of ethics, explores ethical issues within the workplace and identifies how best to resolve ethical dilemmas. You’ll consider your own ethical stance, examine your unconscious bias and reflect on the impact exerted by organisational and wider cultures.

Contents

Understanding ethics

What is ethics?
A slippery concept
Conflicting perspectives
Ethical decision-making
Hidden ethics

Ethics in the workplace

What are ethics for?
The value of ethics
Ethics and the law
Sweet spots and compromises

Ethics under attack

Why we act unethically
Ethical principles and threats
Speaking up about ethics

Ethics and diversity

Creating an inclusive workplace
Unconscious bias
Making black lives matter
Being an ally

Exploring ethical dilemmas

Common ethical issues
Identifying ethical issues
Decision-making frameworks
Resolving ethical issues

Implementing ethical practices

Ingrained ethics
Ethics across cultures
Codes of conduct
Final tips

How it works

Author

Anna Faherty

Writer, lecturer and consultant working across the publishing, museum and charity sectors.