Ethical dilemma:
The ethics of an office affair
February 2005
You are the head of your department in a major corporation and have a good relationship with the majority of your staff.
Recently you noticed that one of your senior female employees - a married woman - has been making advances towards a junior male employee.
There is no indication of harassment, but subsequently the productivity of both parties appears to be significantly reduced. They spend a lot of the time talking together and occasionally are absent on the same day.
Ethical questions:
- What are the issues?
- Who are the stakeholders?
- What should you do?
- What would you do?
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