Business English Club. Business ethics.

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avoid paying tax

not to pay taxes

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bully

to hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do

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bribe

money, etc. that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest / briber, bribery

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child labour

the use of children to do work

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claim extra expenses

to say that your expenses are higher than they actually are

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code of ethics

is adopted by an organization in an attempt to assist those in the organization called upon to make a decision understand the difference between 'right' and 'wrong' and to apply this understanding to their decision

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copyright infringement

a break of copyright

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corruption

illegal, bad or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power

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counterfeit

to make an exact copy of sth in order to trick people into thinking that it is the real thing

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discrimination

the practice of treating a person, a particular group of people or a particular class of things differently from another in an unfair way

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embezzle

to steal money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer / embezzlement

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ethical investment

an investment which is morally right

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ethics

moral principles that control or influence a person’s behaviour

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forgery

the crime of copying money, documents, etc. in order to deceive people

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glass ceiling

the imaginary barrier that stops women, or other groups, from getting the best jobs in a company, etc. although there are no official rules to prevent them from getting these jobs

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green issue

issue connected with environment

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harassment

behaviour which is deliberately unpleasant or frightening, and which causes sb to feel upset / sexual harassment

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industrial espionage

when one company steals secrets from another company with which it is competing

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money laundering

the act of moving money that has been obtained illegally into foreign bank accounts or legal businesses so that it is difficult for people to know where the money came from

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nepotism

giving advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs

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plagiarism

to use another person's idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own / plagiarise

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ring/call in sick

to call your employer to say that you are ill when you are not

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scam

an illegal plan for making money // synonyms fraud, swindle

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slavery

the activity of having slaves or the condition of being a slave

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stitch sb up

to intentionally make someone look guilty of doing something which they did not do

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sweatshop

a place where people work for low wages in poor conditions

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underpaying

paying sb too little money, especially for their work

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unethical

not morally correct or acceptable // opposite ethical

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workplace surveillance

a way of monitoring the activities of employees (internet & desktop surveillance)

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xerox subsidy

this term refers to the habit of using the photocopier at work for personal use