BTM0BEA Business and Ethical Awareness in Tourism Industry Workplace Assignment CCCU

Overview

You have just been invited to a job interview where you are asked to reflect on a scenario in  business ethics and professional conduct in the tourism workplace. Use the case scenario to  prepare your assignment. 
Based on this scenario, prepare a CPD plan that will identify your current awareness and skills in  workplace ethical practices in the tourism industry. Describe where you aspire to be in five years  in the future. You will create three goals that will bring you closer to your aspirations, identify  three skills, knowledge and experience you will need to fulfil each goal, and state specific activities  you will undertake that will help satisfy each need.

Assignment  task/s to be  completed

Case: In July 2023 and February 2024, the UK government exposed several companies for paying  below national minimum wage, including a notable hotel chain and holiday airline operator. The  investigation revealed that staff, particularly young workers and more females than males, were  underpaid during peak tourist seasons, violating national minimum wage laws. Affected  
employees were often unaware of the underpayment due to complex payslip breakdowns. Jane, who happens to be your friend, works in the payroll department of one of the affected hotel  companies. This is Jane’s first permanent job in a very long time, and she plans to grow in it.  However, during one of your visits, Jane shares this insider information with you including how  uncomfortable she is knowing what she knows. Although she is not affected, she knows several 

Additional Information required to  support completing  the tasks above

1. The assignment breakdown provides a structured approach to the reflective essay  assignment, ensuring that each section is adequately covered within the 1500-word limit.  Adjustments have been made based on the specific requirements of the assignment and  the depth of analysis needed for each section. 
2. Supporting materials to read more on studies on ethical dilemmas in the tourism  workplace and to create the CPD plan can be found in your Moodle under Teaching  Material.  
3. The reflective writing will be saved as Word Document and submitted as a Word  document file on Moodle.

Module Outcome 1

To use relevant industry documentation to demonstrate an understanding of the ethics and  professional principles that govern the tourism industry

Module Outcome 2

To produce actionable strategies that demonstrate the commitment to ensuring compliance  with industry standards

Module Outcome 3 

To reflect and identify personal development goals and apply these to the tourism industry.