The Duties of Employers

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Hieronymus Noldin, S.J. — 4 passages

Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Book Fourth. On the Fourth…, Question Second. On Obliga…, Article Fourth. On the Obligations of Employers and Workers, nn. 304, 305, 306 & 307 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)

Ludovicus Wouters, C.SS.R. — 2 passages

Vol. I, Bk. II, Tr. II, Diss. I, Pt. IV, Section V. On the Duties of Employers and Non-Domestic Servants, or Workers, nn. 721 & 722 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

John A. McHugh, O.P., and Charles J. Callan, O.P. — 5 passages

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, The Duties of Employers, nn. 2646 & 2647 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, The Duties of Employees, n. 2648 — Duties of Employees. Duties of Employees.—(a) Justice.—Workers are bound to give a fair return in quantity and quality of labor for the pay they receive, and to be loyal to their employer as regards his person, reputation, and property. Henc… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, Labor Disputes, n. 2649 — Labor Disputes between Employers and Employees. Labor Disputes between Employers and Employees.—(a) In themselves these disputes are indifferent, as they are a species of industrial war (see 1380 sqq.) or of industrial self-defense (1826 sqq.). If the end, the means a… Read in context →

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. III, Art. 2. Duties of Members …, Employment, n. 2650 — Is There Any Obligation of Giving Employment?—(a) The State certainly has an obligation in legal justice of offering opportunities of work to those who cannot find it, if the public welfare is compromised by widespread u… Read in context →

Commentaries on the Nature of Moral Theology, on Conscience and Probabilism, on the Fourth Precept, and on the Sixth and Ninth Precepts of the Decalogue (Commentarii)

Gennaro Bucceroni, S.J. — 16 passages

Bucceroni, Commentaries (1910), Third Commentary: On the F…, XI. On Masters and Workers, nn. 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165 & 166 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Benedict H. Merkelbach, O.P.

Ch. I, Question III: Concerning Masters and Servants, n. ¶4319 — V. Admonition: concerning masters who preside over larger industrial workshops and more abundant stores of things. - Let these take special care not to act unjustly toward workers, and to use great riches well, lest they… Read in context →

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Benedict Henry Merkelbach, O.P. — 20 passages

Vol. II, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On the Cardinal …, Third Part: Concerning Com…, Sect. C, Ch. III, Question Two: On Letting a…, Article III: On the Letting of Services, or On the Contract of Labor, n. 551 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Aloysius Sabetti, S.J., and Timothy Barrett, S.J.

Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Fourth Precept of t…, Ch. III, Article III. On the Duties of Employers and Workers, n. 260 — Pius X, in the Motu Proprio of December 18, 1903, hands down the fundamental norms of Christian popular action, among which some clearly place before the eyes the duties of workers and of the wealthy. 1st. "The duties of… Read in context →