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Traditionally the activities an employee undertakes out of work have not been the domain of employer control. This 3 page paper considers how this is changing, with employers seeking to control more behaviour. This is then considered from the perspective of Rawls First Principle of Justice and Kants ideas on autonomy. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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characterised by the savant master relationship. However in recent times this relationship has become more complex, whilst employees right in the workplace have increased, such as the right to
privacy, other are being eroded in underhanded techniques. Employers may be seen to be acting contrary to the principles of freedom and liberty in seeking to limit the activities of
their employees when they are not on work, influencing out of hours activities. There are many reasons cited, the increased cost of
healthcare is impacted by out of work activities, such as smoking and dare devil activities such as sky diving or rock climbing (Thackray, 1992). This extends to some companies refusing
to hire those who undertaken hazardous activities (Thackray, 1992). In effect the company is seeking to influence what the employees does both in the work place and outside of the
workplace. This may be interpreted as an infringement of individuals rights., The hobbies or pasties are not against the law, they are not
hiring anybody and as such the motivation of the employer may be seen as totally economic, either in healthcare costs, or the costs of replacing the employee should the need
arise. This can be examined not only in terms of modern morals and the way it may be seen by libertarian organisations, the value of philosophy here may add value
to the arguments. Rawls first principle of justice is that of liberty (Nussbaum, 2001). This is not total and complete liberty, which may
end in anarchy, but a system where each individual should be granted equal basic rights that are in line with others in similar systems (Nussbaum, 2001). With rights it may
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