I don’t think employers should tell employees to do illegal things, it’s about both power dynamics and legality.
I would very strongly recommend that employers do not ask employees to illegally move melatonin across borders.
Obviously jaywalking is much less bad and asking your employees to jaywalk is much less bad—but I would still recommend that employers do not ask employees to jaywalk. Generally I’d say that it’s much less bad to ask your employees to do an illegal thing that lots of people do anyway, but I would recommend that employees still do not ask employees to do them. (Jaywalking would fit into this category, moving drugs illegally across borders and driving without a license in Puerto Rico would not).
1. In Israel, I’m not allowed to buy melatonin without a prescription.
Also, delivery is expensive and slow from the U.S. Would you react this way if I’d ask an employee from the U.S to bring Melatonin?
(I never had employees, this is hypothetical)
2. How about crossing the road when there is a red light and no cars around, when going to eat?
Everyone does that here.
My point it: I’m guessing you don’t care about what is strictly legal or not
I’m guessing you have some other standard.
Like maybe something about abusing power dynamics, or maybe something else
what do you think?
I don’t think employers should tell employees to do illegal things, it’s about both power dynamics and legality.
I would very strongly recommend that employers do not ask employees to illegally move melatonin across borders.
Obviously jaywalking is much less bad and asking your employees to jaywalk is much less bad—but I would still recommend that employers do not ask employees to jaywalk. Generally I’d say that it’s much less bad to ask your employees to do an illegal thing that lots of people do anyway, but I would recommend that employees still do not ask employees to do them. (Jaywalking would fit into this category, moving drugs illegally across borders and driving without a license in Puerto Rico would not).