Eng Management & Labour Relations

Tutorial 2 (2012)

The tutorial has to be submitted in typed form online on Moodle by Monday 16 April 2012.

Read the article Ill pay it back if guilty an answer the following questions:

1. Do you think that Kass Naidoo is guilty of any wrong doing in accepting her portion of the
bonus? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Taking into account that Kass Naidoo was, at the time when Gerald Majola distributed the
bonus money, corporate relations head of Cricket SA, what should have been her ethical
responsibility in relation to the distribution of the bonus?
3. Referring to your notes on Ethics policy and Employees responsibility regarding ethical
behaviour in the workplace (lecture 6), what should she have done regarding the issue of
bonus payouts?
4. What do you think the long-term effects could be on her career if the commission of enquiry
finds that the bonuses should not have been paid to employees of Cricket SA by Gerald
Majola?
5. What do you propose Gerald Majola should have done before deciding to distribute the R
4.5 million bonus Cricket SA received for hosting the successful IPL tournament in 2009?


Eng Management & Labour Relations
Tutorial 2 (2012) - SOLUTION

1. Kass Naidoo is not guilty of any intentional wrong-doing. What she should have done, seeing
she was in a senior management position, is discuss the ethical implications of distributing
the bonus. In a sense, she is guilty of accepting the bonus without expressing her doubts
whether Gerald Majola had the right to make the decision of distributing the bonus.
2. As a senior manager in Cricket SA (corporate relations head) she should have raised the issue
of distribution of the bonus in a management meeting and suggested obtaining
independent opinion as to who has the right to make decisions regarding its distribution.
3. In terms of a standard ethics policy she should have been aware that the issue of
distribution of a bonus could be questionable, and she should have sought guidance on this
ethical issue. Once guidance was obtained, she should have discussed it with her superior,
Gerald Majola.
4. The fact that she did not have the foresight of properly analysing the ethical implications of
the distribution of the bonus will be in the mind of anyone who will look at employing her in
the future. Furthermore, her lack of judgement, and the fact that she did not speak up
against Gerald Majolas action, or that she did not refuse the bonus, will leave her with
feelings of regret. This will no doubt impact on her self- image. She may wonder if she will
have the moral courage to be outspoken in future situations which may be questionable.
5. Gerald Majola, the chief executive (CEO) of Cricket SA is nevertheless an employee of Cricket
SA. As such he has the responsibility to act in such a way as to enhance the good name of his
employer, and not use his position to enrich himself or other employees. When Cricket SA
accepted hosting of the IPL tournament, there were many people involved in making the
tournament a success, and resources were used from all over the country. The distribution
of the bonus should have been decided by the board, and not by himself. The correct action
would have been to inform the board of the bonus and ask them to deal with the
distribution of it.