01-19-2011, 10:14 AM
I wouldn\'t say Cam Newton "works" for the NCAA--under this analogy, Cam "works for" Auburn, and the NCAA imposes guidelines under which he may receive benefits related to his status as an Auburn football player. Â Also, the statement that Auburn belongs to the NCAA is not technically correct by the spirit of your statement.
Companies require employees to follow similar guidelines when determining whether to accept gifts from third parties that are related to the association of the employees with their respective companies.
If I worked for Walmart in their procurement department and a certain supplier decided to compensate my dad with gifts of significant value, you can bet legal and ethical ramifications would abound, and not in a good way.
In any case, the real analogy is that in a salary-capped position of employment, a certain employer skirts this rule by transferring funds to a family member\'s account in order to lure a prospective employee. Â Definitely violates the spirit of the rule.
Companies require employees to follow similar guidelines when determining whether to accept gifts from third parties that are related to the association of the employees with their respective companies.
If I worked for Walmart in their procurement department and a certain supplier decided to compensate my dad with gifts of significant value, you can bet legal and ethical ramifications would abound, and not in a good way.
In any case, the real analogy is that in a salary-capped position of employment, a certain employer skirts this rule by transferring funds to a family member\'s account in order to lure a prospective employee. Â Definitely violates the spirit of the rule.