BESY Lesson 8 full recap

You work in the Accounts Office of a large wholesaler. Indicate which one of the following situations represents a breach of confidentiality:

• You have been asked to send some figures to your company’s auditors

• You email your company’s Sales Manager with details of customer credit limits

• You mention to a member of your family that a shop in the High Street that is one of your customers is having financial problems and is likely to become insolvent

• One of your customers sends a letter asking you to send sales figures to the bank

You mention to your partner that her employer has been refused credit by the company that employs you.

This is a breach of which ethical principle

Indicate with a tick which four of the following are sustainability policies that a business might adopt.

• A cycle to work scheme

• Suggesting a team is set up to do a charity walk in support of Cancer Research UK

• Putting up a notice telling staff to only fill the kettle with the amount of water needed when making coffee or tea

• Using company cars which have the most powerful engines

• A policy of re-using the blank side of A4 white copy paper for printing

Indicate which two of the following statements is true in relation to sustainability.

• Sustainability involves keeping sales of products at a stable level

• Computers should be turned off at the end of each working day

• Sustainability encourages an employer to pay for an employee to train for an accounting qualification

• It is best to keep lights on at all times because this will mean that the bulbs will last longer

If the restaurant management is found to be taking the tips given to the waiting staff, this would be which of the following?

• Contrary to the sustainability principle which protects the environment

• A breach of the ethical requirement of integrity

• A breach of the ethical requirement of confidentiality

• Acceptable practice

Honesty relates to which ethical principle? Select the correct option.

• Integrity

• Objectivity

• Confidentiality

• Professional behaviour

• Professional Competence and due care

Completing CPD (Continuing Professional Development) relates to which ethical principle? Select the correct option.

• Professional competence and due care

• Professional behaviour

• Sustainability

• Objectivity

Your colleague asks you to change the value on an invoice and process it whilst you wait for a revised invoice to be posted from a supplier. What action should you take? Select the correct option.

• Post the invoice

• Explain to your colleague you cannot process it and the reason why

Tricia is reviewing her company's compliance policies and is unsure about a specific point. She asks: 'Does the Data Protection Act 2018 only relate to records held on a computer?' How should she be advised?

• True

• False

Is it part of corporate social responsibility initiatives for a company like Google to improve the welfare of its workforce, including employees like Benjamin and Poppy?

• Yes

• No