3:41 PM IS IT ETHICAL TO FIRE BY TEXT MESSAGE? According to employees, when Bard

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3:41 PM IS IT ETHICAL TO FIRE BY TEXT MESSAGE? According to employees, when Barducci's Italian Bistro in Winter Park, Florida, closed, the restaurant's owner notified them they would no longer be needed by sending them a text message. The message stated "I have been forced to close Barducci's immediately" because "there were circumstances I was not able to address." The message wished each employee "all the best." More than a week later, employers were not sure whether they would receive their final paychecks. contacted Page 346 At least the owner of Barducci's the employees directly. A Twitter employee found out he was part of a layoff when he tried to log into his company email account. Instead of his email, he saw an "access denied" message. Checking the news, he saw a story about the layoff, and he was able to connect the dots. Later he found out that Twitter had tried to phone him in his home office, but the message had gone to his voice mail unnoticed. Meanwhile, the IT staff went ahead and canceled his access to the company's employee network. Perhaps the employers that dismiss employees through impersonal channels such as text messages believe they are sparing the employees an awkward conversation. However, emnlovees who have had the

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Termination by the text message can be considered as totally unethical as most of the time text messages get messed and this type of critical information should not be provided over and unusual form of communicational method. Bring out layoff information on email has been a traditional way in modern time to send out most of the day of informations.
Using a text message as a tool to inform about the layoff from the company is not an appropriate way and its not considered as ethical. There should be some sort of communication between the employee and employer before the layoffs happen. The employer has a policy of employment at will then there would be no oppose from the employee as employee has signed an agreement on which the employer has a full control of firing in employee anytime without giving any reason.
By reducing the communication between the employer and employee using a text message, companies cannot avoid to give reasons for the layoff to the Employees. Communication is one of the most essential parts in sending out and handling the properly of process for an organisation which would be very beneficial in terms of maintaining relationships as well as proper information provision of the layoffs.
In this specific chapter explanation of the concept of Justice is discussed and directly related with the solution of keeping the employees informed about the layoffs from the medium in which a confirmation could be obtained.

In terms of conflicting with basic human rights , these kind of layoff no this is her directly against the Human Rights. Is an employer is hiring employees on the basis of contract regarding employment at will, they would be no violation of the human rights but it would be considered as an article to Fire an employee without even noticing him properly.

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