!!!!!PLEASE READ AND ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS!!!!!!

1. How well does employment termination by video conference meet the principles of justice described in this chapter?

2. How well does it respect the basic human rights described in Chapter 1?

HOW CAN FIRING BE DONE ETHICALLY the screen-shared message was describing a layoff. As the FROM A DISTANCE? message ended, their computers automatically rebooted, When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted social distanc- locking them out. Managers later followed up with individing, many employers began to practice physical distancing. ual phone calls, but the CEO agreed that the process was arranging for employees to do their work at home when pos- awkward. sible. However, stay-athome requirements quickly brought At a software company, rattled employees were told to about an economic slowdown, including layoffs wherever expect either an e-mail confirming continued employment or sales dried up. Employers who could not keep their employ. Aoom invitation to a conference to discuss severance pay. ees working had to find a way to get out the word without. At least one employee understood only after she logged in calling together employees for an in-person meeting. That it was to be about alayoff, and distressed, she muted her Remote termination has a huge pitfall: how to keep the audio and shut down the video camera, so she could mainnews from leaking and spreading through the grapevine at marketing firm wishes that the phone call he received from lightning speed. At the same time, companies need to pro- his CEO had been scheduled on Skype, so he could have vandalism by upset former employees while offering as much of a human touch as is possible when people must remain at a distance. If managers make individual phone calls, for example, the first few people contacted might want to call or read the facial expressions of his former boss. text their soon-to-be-former colleagues and share the news of Questions the layoff. And employees who are logged into the compa- 1. How well does employment termination by video conchapter? might be tempted to grab some data while they can. 2. How well does it respect the basic human rights Balancing these concerns is difficult in any situation. It became impossible for some companies conducting Sourcen Kathryn Dill, "First People Were Sent Home to Work: layoffs at a time when millions were losing their jobs and Now They re Getting Laid Orf Remotely-" The Hall Srrow/Joumat. only workers in essential industries were allowed to be at Aoniz, 2020. nutos workplaces. A scooter-sharing company tried to conduct 2020, butps//skincomi Ben Bergman, "It Felt Like a Black Mirror a layorf during a videoconference described as being an Epiode The Insido Aceount of How Bird Laid Or 406 People in sion, and that the uncomfortable-sounding voice behind Starf, BBC, March 30,2020 , https:/ /www.bbecom