Trends toward part-time employment: Ethical issues
This paper addresses the current trend of hiring part-time employees for United States businesses. This common practice is one that does not consider the best interests of the employee. I argue that, at the present time, many people, especially those who are poor, have no other choice than to accept...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
1993
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 1993, Volume: 12, Issue: 10, Pages: 811-815 |
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Ethical Issue
B United States B Family Member B Current Trend B Economic Growth |
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| Summary: | This paper addresses the current trend of hiring part-time employees for United States businesses. This common practice is one that does not consider the best interests of the employee. I argue that, at the present time, many people, especially those who are poor, have no other choice than to accept these part-time positions. As a result, the quality of life of these workers and their family members suffers. Companies typically employ part-time workers in an effort to increase profits. I argue that this practice will only increase short-term profits, and hiring a large staff of part-time workers will actually decrease long-term profitability. Consequently, this unethical practice is also an unprofitable one. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF00881313 |