Wal-Mart Cast Study

Unit III

Wal-Mart Case Study 22

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Wal-Mart is a giant in the retailer. In 2005, it created jobs for more than 1.5 million people worldwide. In the United States this number is 1.3 million. Every year, Wal-Mart distributes 2% gross national product in US with estimated $300 billion annual sales. After nearly a half of a century, it still follows Sam Walton philosophy to provide low price for customers every day (Stanwick & Stanwick, 2009). In 2006, this organization has slipped to number two after a serious problem. This case study would show these unethical issues that Wal-Mart faced many years from 2001 to 2006, including off-the-clock work, sexual discrimination, health benefits, union, and using illegal aliens and child labor.

In 2000, the main unethical of Wal-Mart shows in this case is the “off-the-clock work” that the employees were enforced working overtime in the Wal-Mart stores. From 11 states in 2001 that was pending lawsuits against Wal-Mart the number of states had increased even 28 after one year (Stanwick & Stanwick, 2009). The store managers had required the employee check out their time card, while they were working at night and locked inside the stores. Many emergencies happened without any help because the managers were not around to open the door. These Wal-Mart activities show that this organization is breaking the law when enforced its employees working more time without any payment while the managers went out earlier.

Sexual discrimination is another unethical issue that Wal-Mart faced in 2001. In fact, the percentage of male employees who were promoted to management is less than female employees. According to Stanwick and Stanwick (2009), there are sixty-five percent women employees of the hourly worker, but women who stand on management position just only thirty-three percent at Wal-Mart. Some employee claimed that, Wal-Mart gave these job opportunities to men because the men had to feed their family,...