Carroll and Buchholtz
(2006) declared that “Legal responsibilities reflect society’s view of ‘condified
ethics’ in the sense that they embody basic notions of fair practices as
established by our lawmakers. It is business’s responsibility to society to
comply with these laws (P. 35).” The laws are the rules of the game. When
entrepreneurs engage in the business, it is necessary for them to maintain the
order of the society by obeying the laws. The laws seem to be the regulations
for entrepreneurs, but they are the protection for the general public.
For
consumers, when they have disputes about products with businessmen, they can
seek for the laws to prevent the damage. Recently, more and more people have
been used to buy commodities on line, which leads to many problems in the
process of deals. The common problem is that proprietors do not provide the
system of returning imperfect products. According to the article 19 of Consumer
Protection Law, “Consumers of a mail
order or door-to-door sale, if unwilling to purchase the goods received by
them, may return the goods or notify in writing the business operators to
rescind the purchase contract within 7 days upon receipt such goods without
stating reasons or paying any expenses or the purchase price (Laws &
Regulations Database of The Republic of China website).” If sellers have a
complete procedure for protecting consumers’ right, it could not only reduce consumers’
worry about commodities,
but also appeal more people to increase the profits.
For
employees, especially females, when they encounter the unequal treatment on
works, they can ask employers to give proper work environment and adequate
salaries with the legal procedure. On the basis of the article 10 of Act of
Gender Equality in Employment, “Employers
shall not discriminate against employees because of their gender or sexual
orientation in the case of paying wages. Employees shall receive equal pay for
equal work or equal value (Laws &
Regulations Database of The Republic of China website).” If entrepreneurs believe and value talented women’s
ability without discrimination, they could
also help the companies gain profits. Besides, another serious problem is basic
wages. In the past, there is no law to avoid employers’ oppression on employees.
Nowadays, employees’ right is not
neglected anymore because they can rely on Labor Standards Act. In the
light of the article 21 of this law, “A worker shall be paid such wages as
determined through negotiations with the employer, provided, however, that such
wages shall not fall below the basic wage (Laws & Regulations
Database of The Republic of China website).”
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Figure 1: Most people escape the responsibilities.
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References:
1. Buchholtz,
A. K. & Carroll, A. B. (2006). Business, society, and stakeholders:
Corporate citizenship: social responsibility, responsiveness, and performance.
In D. Shaut (Ed.), Business &
Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, 6th edition (pp. 29-60). Mason, Ohio: South-Western.
2. The group of Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic
of China (n.d.). Consumer Protection Law. Retrieved December 11, 2013, from Laws & Regulations
Database of The Republic of China Web site: http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=J0170001
3. The group of Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic
of China (n.d.). Act of Gender Equality in
Employment. Retrieved December 11, 2013, from Laws & Regulations
Database of The Republic of China Web site: http://law.moj.gov.tw/Eng/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=N0030014
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of Figure
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