Falsifying Attendance

(Case prepared by Gov. Jose B. Fernandez Jr. Ethics Center, Ateneo de Manila, Philippines)

1.Mr. A, an employee, timed in 4 minutes and 27 seconds late for work this morning. While he wont get fired for it, being late this once means that he will not receive the perfect attendance incentive which he needs to make ends meet, given his daughters recent series of hospitalizations. He actually arrived in the office five minutes early but was unable to clock in immediately because his direct superior, Mr. B, asked him for an informal project progress report as soon as he walked in the door. As a Junior System Administrator, Mr. A has access and the capability to edit the companys attendance records. He figures that since he was unable to punch in only because of his boss, it wouldnt hurt to edit the timestamp on his attendance for today.

Has Mr. A done anything wrong? Discuss your answer

2.

Rumors

(Case prepared by Gov. Jose B. Fernandez Jr. Ethics Center, Ateneo de Manila, Philippines)

A few months ago, Ms. A, Head of the Sales and Marketing Department of B Company, formally announced to her staff that she will be leaving the company in order to be able to concentrate on her family. Since she will be leaving, there is room for a promotion and that she would nominate their two top performers, Ms. C and Ms. D, to the HRMD.

In an effort to give herself an upper hand, Ms. C closes deals with three big clients two days right after Ms. As announcement. Two weeks after Ms. As announcement, stories about Ms. C begin to make their rounds and quickly become the mainstay headlines of office gossip. The most scandalous rumor is that Ms. C offers sexual services to her clients both male and female in order to close her sales. In the face of all these rumors, Ms. C continues to deliver excellent work. The time has come to promote of the candidates. Based on performance, Ms. C is the better candidate but both could do the job. If you are the Manager, should you consider the rumors? What should you do?