Question

Should employers be allowed to question employees about non-health related issues such as criminal record, marital or family status, citizenship status? Remember, you will want to focus on the ethics of the question, not the legal or political concerns.

Answer 1

Answer and explanation:

Speaking from the ethical point of view, employers should not request employees' background documentation such as criminal records or information like family or citizenship status because they should trust in workers. However, there are many cases in which individuals are forced to lie because of external problems they are facing such as economic hardship in their families so they cannot afford to lose their jobs for missing paperwork.

To conclude, companies must request employees' background documentation periodically to find out if they are being honest in the information they are providing to the team about themselves.