Discrimination in the workplace

V današnji kulturi se srečujemo z vprašanji, ki nas spodbujajo k razmisleku o vrednotah enakosti, strpnosti in etičnega vedenja na delovnem mestu. Diskriminacija na delovnem mestu je še vedno resen problem, ki vpliva na življenja številnih ljudi. Diskriminacija na podlagi spola, etnične pripadnosti, starosti, invalidnosti ali drugih osebnih lastnosti globoko zaznamuje posameznikovo samozavest in prihodnost. Žal se še vedno srečujemo z nepravičnim obravnavanjem in neenakimi možnostmi na delovnem mestu, ki naj bi bil prostor produktivnega sodelovanja in napredka. V diplomski nalogi smo predstavili pomen etike in etičnega kodeksa, ki sta ključnega pomena za preprečevanje diskriminacije v podjetjih. Analizirali smo delovanje etičnih kodeksov, ki naj bi služili kot vodilo za etično in moralno ravnanje v organizacijah in kako dobro obravnavajo vprašanje diskriminacije. Etičnim vprašanjem se večina sodobnih vodij ne more izogniti ne glede na to, ali gre za vprašanje poštenega plačila in delovnih pogojev, spolnega nadlegovanja na delovnem mestu ali zgolj uporabe poslovnih sredstev za osebno korist. Opisali smo osebne okoliščine, na podlagi katerih je lahko posameznik diskriminiran, vrste diskriminacije, ki se pojavljajo v organizacijskem okolju, ter posledice za zaposlene. V drugem delu diplomskega dela, in sicer v empiričnem, smo naredili raziskavo, kako so urejeni etični kodeksi v podjetjih, kakšna je stopnja diskriminacije in v kakšnih oblikah jo zaposleni občutijo. Od petih zastavljenih hipotez smo dve hipotezi potrdili. Ugotovili smo, da so na splošno etični kodeksi v podjetjih dobro urejeni in da je diskriminacija še vedno prisotna, ampak ne v tolikšni meri, kot smo pričakovali.In today\u27s culture, we are confronted with issues that prompt us to reflect on the values of equality, tolerance and ethical behaviour in the workplace. Discrimination in the workplace is still a serious problem that affects many people\u27s lives. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, age, disability or other personal characteristics has a profound impact on an individual\u27s self-esteem and future. Unfortunately, we still face unfair treatment and unequal opportunities in the workplace, which is supposed to be a place of productive cooperation and progress. In this thesis, we have presented the importance of ethics and a code of ethics, which are key to preventing discrimination in the workplace. We analysed how well codes of ethics, which are meant to serve as a guide for ethical and moral behaviour in organisations, work and how well they address the issue of discrimination. Ethical issues are unavoidable for most modern managers, whether it is a question of fair pay and working conditions, sexual harassment in the workplace, or simply the use of business resources for personal gain. We have described the personal circumstances on the basis of which an individual may be discriminated against, the types of discrimination that occur in the organisational environment and the consequences for employees. In the second part of the thesis, namely the empirical part, we conducted a survey of how ethical codes are regulated in companies, what the level of discrimination is, and in what forms employees perceive it. Of the five hypotheses, two were confirmed. We found that, in general, codes of ethics are well regulated in companies and that discretion is still present, but not to the extent we expected