Comments for Farsight http://farsightglobal.co.nz people health performance Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:09:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on Morality and fairness in the workplace: Are they the same? by Farsightglobal http://farsightglobal.co.nz/morality-and-fairness-in-the-workplace-are-they-the-same#comment-10255 Farsightglobal Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:09:14 +0000 http://farsightglobal.co.nz/?p=375#comment-10255 I don't disagree at all that there's a distinction between watching porn and online shopping, or that watching porn is highly offensive, to both male and female employees and therefore, as you say, harassing. But if the reason for someones exit is given as 'inappropriately using an employers time' then by that standard how the time is spent is irrelevant, it's that it is spent that's important. In this case the employer used the morality of the behaviour as the justification to overcome what was clearly a double standard in terms of how time was used by others in the workplace but who were treated differently. I don’t disagree at all that there’s a distinction between watching porn and online shopping, or that watching porn is highly offensive, to both male and female employees and therefore, as you say, harassing. But if the reason for someones exit is given as ‘inappropriately using an employers time’ then by that standard how the time is spent is irrelevant, it’s that it is spent that’s important. In this case the employer used the morality of the behaviour as the justification to overcome what was clearly a double standard in terms of how time was used by others in the workplace but who were treated differently.

]]> Comment on Morality and fairness in the workplace: Are they the same? by helen http://farsightglobal.co.nz/morality-and-fairness-in-the-workplace-are-they-the-same#comment-3096 helen Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:39:48 +0000 http://farsightglobal.co.nz/?p=375#comment-3096 There's a distiniction missing here between watching porn at work and online shopping. It is not just about wasting company time. Watching porn is sexually harrassing, especially when other workers are aware you're doing it. I can just imagine what the female workers feel like sitting next to this guy watching porn! There’s a distiniction missing here between watching porn at work and online shopping. It is not just about wasting company time.

Watching porn is sexually harrassing, especially when other workers are aware you’re doing it. I can just imagine what the female workers feel like sitting next to this guy watching porn!

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