Legal and Ethical Issues
Legal Issues -
Data Protection act 1998 - This protects personal of customers and staf such as ad-
dress, DOB and bank details
Freedom of information act - the right to request information from TESCP data. like in-
formation about yourself (personal) and general information about tESCO. TESCO
WOULD HAVE TO ASK LOTS OF QUESTION BEFORE THEY GAVE YOU PERSONAL DATA
BECAUSE OF DATA PROTECTION ACT.
computer misuse act 1990 - prevents TESCO from using computers or other it devices
to access information illegally. like hacking into data systems/emails
trade description act - prevents TESCO from misleading customers about the products
they are selling (misleading advertising) Cannot mislead when describing or advertis-
ing so they can exaggerate or make products sound better than they actually are.
ethical issues -
corporate social responsibility (csr) - about how a company manages it business to
produce an overall positive impact on society
rELATING ETHICS TO TESCO COMMUNICATIONS, CODES OF PRACTICE EXISTS IN OR-
GANISATIONS TO MAINTAIN TESCO ETHIOS ON;
- USE OF EMAIL (FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY, NO CHATTING WITH FRIENDS)
- INTERNET (APPROPRIATE SITES ONLY NO FACEBOOK)
- WHILSE-BLOWING (WHO TELLS ON TESCO FOR DOING WRONG)
- ORGANISATIONAL POLICES (JUST FOR TESCO)
- INFORMATION OWNERSHIP ( TESCO EMPLOYEES LOOKING AFTER THE INFORMATION
THEY HAVE. ONLY ALLOWING STAFF TO IT.
Legal Issues -
Data Protection act 1998 - This protects personal of customers and staf such as ad-
dress, DOB and bank details
Freedom of information act - the right to request information from TESCP data. like in-
formation about yourself (personal) and general information about tESCO. TESCO
WOULD HAVE TO ASK LOTS OF QUESTION BEFORE THEY GAVE YOU PERSONAL DATA
BECAUSE OF DATA PROTECTION ACT.
computer misuse act 1990 - prevents TESCO from using computers or other it devices
to access information illegally. like hacking into data systems/emails
trade description act - prevents TESCO from misleading customers about the products
they are selling (misleading advertising) Cannot mislead when describing or advertis-
ing so they can exaggerate or make products sound better than they actually are.
ethical issues -
corporate social responsibility (csr) - about how a company manages it business to
produce an overall positive impact on society
rELATING ETHICS TO TESCO COMMUNICATIONS, CODES OF PRACTICE EXISTS IN OR-
GANISATIONS TO MAINTAIN TESCO ETHIOS ON;
- USE OF EMAIL (FOR PROFESSIONAL USE ONLY, NO CHATTING WITH FRIENDS)
- INTERNET (APPROPRIATE SITES ONLY NO FACEBOOK)
- WHILSE-BLOWING (WHO TELLS ON TESCO FOR DOING WRONG)
- ORGANISATIONAL POLICES (JUST FOR TESCO)
- INFORMATION OWNERSHIP ( TESCO EMPLOYEES LOOKING AFTER THE INFORMATION
THEY HAVE. ONLY ALLOWING STAFF TO IT.
