Treating Employees Fairly

Exodus 21:2-6

As God is laying out the law for the Israelites, one of the things He commands is that His people are supposed to treat slaves fairly. Slaves were to be set free after 7 years. If they were married when they entered service, they were to leave with their family. The exact requirements don't translate into our society, but I think the application is that, if you supervisor others, treat them fairly. Perhaps the opportunity for freedom might be analogous to the opportunity for subordinates' advancement. At any rate, I think the idea of treating subordinates fairly is certainly an important take-away, even if the specifics are different.