Read the scenario below and answer the questions that follow
Michael is a part-time inclusion support worker at Banksia Care. He holds Certificate III in Health Service Assistance and is studying for the Diploma of Nursing. Since he started his job at the service, he was never approved to participate in any Professional Development 6 sessions, while other Health Service Assistance workers completed two sessions each year. One day he overheard two staff members whispering about him. They said that he doesn't need professional development because he learns enough in his other Diploma course at TAFE, that he is just a young guy, and it is better if they keep telling him how to do things.

a. What is the legal and ethical issue in this scenario?