HR: Risk Management Plan

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HR: Risk Management Plan

Introduction

The public cases analyzed in this business plan are Nike Donating cushioned sneakers to healthcare workers and Tesco supplying surplus food to charity homes and community groups across the United Kingdom. In partnership with Good360, Nike donated and distributed 140,000 pieces of footwear apparel and equipment worldwide to enhance their safety in delivering health care services during the Covid-19 pandemic (Hanna Flanagan, 2020). Healthcare workers across major cities in the United States received 30,000 pairs of Nike Air Zoom Pulse sneakers for healthcare workers. On the flip side, Tesco partnered with Fareshare to glean surplus food in the former's distribution centers and distribute it to charities and community groups to minimize the food shortages and save people from hunger. The business has over 21 distribution centers that donate more than 13 million meals to needy persons.

1. Ethical and Legal Challenges Taken into Account When Analyzing Tesco and Nike Cases

Quality of the product

Ethically and legally, any product that benefits community should be safe for its use. Ethically, Tesco must ensure that the foodstuff reaching the charities and community group is free from any defect and harm to their health. It is a challenge for Tesco to ascertain the fitness of the surplus foods donated to Fareshare and Trussell Trust for redistribution to people who need them is safe because the items are donated by different individuals. According to the Hanna Flanagan (2020), items donated to the members of the public or consumers should be free from harm. Also, Nike is tasked with ensuring that donated shoes are safe for healthcare workers wearing them and capable of protecting them from hazards during their service delivery.  

Increasing Financial Burden on Stakeholders

It is Tesco and Nike's responsibility to ensure that products they offer to the public does not increase pose financial burden to its people. The material support offered to the public by the two companies is in the form of corporate social responsibility, which requires the company's funds to finance. Channeling company’s funds to CSR increases its operating costs. As a result, managers might be tempted to transfer the extra costs to their consumers through increased product prices. Also, the entity can cushion added costs by reducing employees' remuneration or minimizing dividends enjoyed by investors. All these acts are unethical and against the law since they burden the company stakeholders financially.

Discrimination

Discriminatory acts can occur while redistributing the foodstuff and sneakers donated by Tesco and Nike, respectively. Failure to give community members equal opportunities equal to discrimination, unethical act and against the law. Discrimination is a common challenge during donation. According to Varrige (2019), in 1985, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) deterred homosexual men from donating blood. FDA claimed that if allowed to donate blood, they would perpetuate the spread of HIV.

a) Approaches Tesco and Nike Could take to Ensure

Fridge and Thorough Inspection

Tesco can purchase fridges to help the company to comply with legal and ethical quality requirements. The company gleaned foodstuffs from various individuals and kept them in its distribution centers for some time before handing them over to charities for redistribution (Tesco PLC, 2016). Therefore, a fridge is necessary to...