Employees aren't just bringing themselves to work but their
political, environmental and social concerns too. And they expect
their employers to be on their side
In a perfect world, high ethical standards should be the norm.
But working out what those standards should be is not a simple
matter. We live in complex ethical times and watertight
definitions, for example around gender and gender identity, are
hard to come by.
What is more, employees are increasingly rejecting the
expectation that their personal views should stay at home. Black
Lives Matter, Pride and #MeToo have become movements that staff
rally around and companies are struggling to keep up.
Just remaining silent on an issue is to risk being seen as
complicit in it. For example, when Disney CEO Bob Chapek failed to
openly oppose California state's decision to ban gender
identity discussions in primary schools, this led to a staff
protest.
