Match the words from the text with the definitions.

1. cheat	a. to improve
2. employer	b. a person (a business) that employs workers
3. schedule	c. to dismiss from employment
4. conduct	d. to improve one's position, be promoted
5. fire	e. an act of dismissing someone from employment
6. assignment	f. the manner in which a person behaves, behavior
7. peer	g. an unreasoned feeling, opinion
8. supervisor	h. a task
9. goal	i. to outweigh, be more significant than
10. demotion	j. a target, an aim
11. termination	k. action or process of carrying out an action, task, or function
12. bias	l. to stop oneself from, avoid
13. override	m. to deceive, especially for one's own gain
14. advance	n. a person who manages or supervises
15. enhance	o. reduction in rank or status
16. performance	p. a list of times, esp. of arrivals and departures, timetable
17. refrain	q. a person who is an equal in social standing, rank, age, etc.

Match the sentence beginnings with the correct endings.

A	B
1. Ethics and behavior	a. can advance.
2. Being ethical	b. can be fired.
3. High morale and teamwork	c. that may influence performance of your duties.
4. Employees who don’t follow the code of conduct	d. maintaining professional knowledge and skills at a high level.
5. Those who work well with others	e. means behaving in accordance with accepted principles of right and wrong.
6. Those who are not considered “team players”	f. are the main elements of success.
7. You should refrain from taking benefits from other companies	g. can face demotion.
8. One of the key factors of ethical behavior is	h. are an important part of employment.

        

Fill the missing words into the sentences.

honest, warning, gifts, reliable, performance, mistakes, morale standards, boss, terminate, trustworthy, colleagues, fire, accepted, cheating

1. Pay increases are now being linked more closely to ___.

2. Some people are not always as ___ or as ___ as we would like.

3. This department is making too many ___ at the moment.

4. You’ve made the right decision to ___him.

5. My ___ and several other managers warned the company about possible risks.

6. Head Office have decided to ___ the employment of some workers.

7. The manager of the purchasing department ___ cash from suppliers in return for buying large volumes at high prices.

8. He was given a verbal ___ for being late to work.

9. Don’t disclose information about ___ obtained in the course of professional service.

10. Don’t accept any ___ that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or actions.

11. Being ethical means not ___ your employer or co-workers.

12. Would you describe yourself as being ___ and having high ___?

Discuss the following questions with a partner. Share your ideas with the class when finished.

1. Do you think it is your responsibility to report unethical behavior to your boss?

2. Could you quit a job for ethical reasons?

3. If you and two other members of a five-person team did all the work on a project, would you tell management about this? Is it okay to put the other co-workers in a negative light?

4. What are the values of the company you would like to work for?

 

 

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