ACTIVITY 3 CONFIDENTIALITY IN THE WORKPLACE Suppose you work in a police station or a law firm and signed a confidentiality agreement regarding all their cases at hand, suddenly your friend who was a suspect to a crime asked you for some documents that are in your office's possession that may help him in his case. How would you deal with the situation ? Confidentiality in the workplace is one the work ethic a good worker should possess . It is defined as keeping the employee, customer and client's information private. Confidentiality in the workplace is of paramount importance. It is the employee's obligation to treat all the information in the workplace with care and caution. An employee should be prudent enough no to disclose any information that the organization considered to be sensitive and confidential. Not until he consulted and ask permission to his supervisor . Confidentiality in the workplace tests the honesty and the loyalty of an employee to his job and company An employee must be aware of the files or materials he is permitted to access and utilize. He should be reminded that under no circumstances these files be shared and given to unauthorized person. This is because an individual has the right to keep his personal information with confidentiality. Failure to this is a breach of confidentiality. This is why employees do not discuss business dealings , outside work . If I am an employee of a law firm and I have a friend who's asking me for some information that can be for some information that he can use for his case , I will refuse and say no to him. As an employee, it is my primary obligation not to reveal any information to unauthorized. I am fully responsible of the files I am entrusted to access. I will not give him anything until he undergoes proper procedure or ask authorization. I could not just give something that's not mine at the first place. I don't want to be bias because I know the feeling of being a victim by the poor justice in the country. As a friend, I will advise him to do the right thing it doesn't mean that he is my friend I will tolerate him. Giving him what he wanted is like committing another crime together. And if he really committed the crime he's been accused, he must pay for it. I want him to take account and learn from his mistake Yes, I am willing to sacrifice our friendship for the sake of my job. Because if I won't, this could bring negative repercussions to me as an employee and to the company's reputation as well. I will always bear in mind that I have rules and regulations to follow and there is God who
