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ETHICAL QUESTION: TAP AND

ZAP
Renata Ferreira and Dustin Gonzales
WHAT IS “TAP AND ZAP”?
WHAT IS “TAP AND ZAP”?

• Tap and zap is a method used by many companies in an effort to convert


direct labor into a variable cost.
• It is the extreme form, with companies hiring and laying off employees whenever
needed in order to cut costs.
• Employees are generally not given benefits or severance pay.
WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF “TAP
AND ZAP”?

Good Bad

Reduces costs Lack of employee commitment


Increases flexibility Lower job knowledge
What are some other positives
or negatives of the “tap and
zap” method?
WHAT ARE SOME POPULAR
COMPANIES THAT USE “TAP AND
ZAP”?
What are some examples of
types of companies who can
benefit from using the “tap
and zap” method?
WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT “TAP
AND ZAP”?
WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT “TAP
AND ZAP”?

Colossians 4:1
“Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also
have a Master in heaven.”
WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT “TAP
AND ZAP”?

Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness
against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear
falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the
widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and
do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts”
WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT “TAP
AND ZAP”?

Matthew 20:10-15
“Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more,
but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they
grumbled at the master of the house, saying, ‘These last worked only one
hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of
the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I
am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take
what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to
you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do
you begrudge my generosity?”
WHAT DOES GOD SAY ABOUT “TAP
AND ZAP”?

Hebrews 11:6
“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw
near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek
him.”
WHAT IS OUR CONCLUSION
ABOUT “TAP AND ZAP”?
WHAT IS OUR CONCLUSION
ABOUT “TAP AND ZAP”?

• It is beneficial to those who employ it.


• It can be considered ethical procedure.
• Employees must be given adequate information upon hiring.
• Employees must be given adequate compensation.
• Employees must be given overtime pay when applicable.
• The practice of misclassifying workers is unethical and must be
avoided.

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