Discrimination against people with HIV at work

Mon solar daytime morning was the best time of the week for mike for he loved going to pop off which could not be give tongue to for most of his colleagues. mike had wanted to be a system analyst all his life and though he had been working at hydrargyrum Star for four and a half years. He came into the might with the drive, ace of excitement, enthusiasm and expectation that an 8 year old boy had when his soda took him to get his first bicycle.His daily routine involved getting into the office at least thirty minutes early so as to have enough time to settle in, review the previous days work and establish what would be his workload for the day. The first liaison he did was to sit and admire the two beautiful, polished glass trophies which sit on the table on the left side of the room conterminous to the picture of his girlfri cease. These trophies were the reward for his hard earned achiever as he had been the firms employee of the year for the last two consecutive years. It was un cognise for a 28 year old to have achieved that kind of success in such a short time as mike had already been promoted to a piece of musicagerial post. microphone was a respected man in his work place and his employees looked up to him and some purge pegged him as they guy who will be a Chief Executive police officer by the time he was 35. though he downplayed this remarks he of all time felt that he had the potential and after wining his second employee of the year represent that became his new ambition. Within just four years he had mystify the one of the best system analysts in the city.Mike had his whole future intend out, how he would propose to his long time girlfriend by the end of the year, he was in the middle of negotiating a mortgage with the local argot and he was paying the last installment on his BMW M9. He even drew up a plan in which he plotted to work extra so that he would be able to go into retirement by the age of 40 and set up a system analysis consultancy firm within the city (Geoffrey 23). His position in the office came with a health insurance package which until this time Mike had never used it.But on this Monday morning Mike felt varied he felt like he was coming up with grippe so after he reported to work he took the day off to go and see his relate which was unusual as Mike r arly got sick. The heal at first was not able to fork what was wrong with him so he ran some tests. When Mike came to see the doctor late in the afternoon the news that doctor gave him made him smell out like his life had just been pulled right from under his feet. The words Im sorry Mike merely you are human immunodeficiency virus compulsive keep ringing in his head.Mike did not even hear what the doctor said for next few minutes as he time-tested to let the news sink in. The aesculapian cover policy had a condition that when an employee visits the firms doctor, he had to furnish the management with a hit report of the doctors exam ination. Mike went back to work after three days and tried to act like null had happened. But however much he tried he could not shake off what the doctor had told him he couldnt and on this peculiar(prenominal) day he got to work late which had never happened.A soon as got to the office he was informed that the boss wanted to see him. When he got into his office, the boss offered him a sit and for the next fifteen minutes he went on and on how Mike was an excellent employ but what happened after that Mike would never have contemplated. The boss told him that the board had discussed on the medical report and had come to the conclusion to let him go. It was at this point that he truly felt his world come crumble and all his dreams and ambitions came acrobatics down. What and end to a brilliant young mans career. contrariety against mint with HIV at WorkA salesman representative is modify from his job when he was diagnosed as HIV positive. He was about to complete the six months r equirement in order to become a fastness employee but he was terminated under the dubious excuse of lowering misconduct. But the real cause of his termination is his health condition, specifically, organism positive on HIV or AIDS. The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, more commonly known as AIDS, is caused by the HIV or the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The virus impairs the probosciss defenses or immune system and leaves the body vulnerable to non-homogeneous serious and fatal illnesses (AIDS and the work, 1992).People with HIV infection are living like normal plenty. They are able to perform tumesce in their community and in their workplace environment. But still, discrimination against citizenry with HIV is still prevalent in some areas, especially in the workplace. The United Nations campaigns for the ban of prejudice against people with HIV/AIDS. Secretary oecumenic Ban Ki-moon called for worldwide efforts in battling not only the disease but the discrimination that is also widespread (Ban urges end to Prejudice against People Living with HIV/AIDS, 2008).Companies should address issues that are related to HIV/AIDS by enhancing a non-discriminatory workplace environment and by providing commandment regarding the frequently asked questions on AIDS. For the workplace environment that has an increased risk in blood exchange, the company should apply a control program in order to monitor and regulate the activities in the workplace (AIDS and the Workplace, 1992). People infected with HIV have the capacity to live usually in the society. And as such, we must not deprive the infected people with AIDS to do their tasks and participate and socialize with the other members of the society.