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BETWEEN A THOUSAND

YESTERDAYS AND MILLION


TOMORROWS THERE IS
ONLY ONE
TODAY………………..SO
DON’T LET IT GO WASTE”
ETHICS IN HUMAN
RESOURCE
DEVELOPEMENT

AFSAL.A.S
S2 MBA
Why is ethics an important topic
Cost
Morale
Public Image/Reputation
Legal Risk

Factors influencing commitment to ethics:

Reduce risk of employee misconduct


Ensure commitment to corporate values
Initiated by CEO
Establish a better corporate culture
HR’S ROLE
Development of corporate values and ethical
standards
Institutionalizing ethical standards
Training
Performance Standards
Being the ethics officer
Reward Systems
Investigating
Creating a culture that values honesty,
loyalty, and integrity
External Regulations
External regulations include regulations
related to:
Minimum wage
Overtime compensation
Discrimination
Health and Safety
Privacy
Examples of Ethical Misconduct in HR
Activities
HR Responses
•Take steps to eliminate and discourage reasons
for misbehavior and introduce and encourage
reasons to behave ethically
•Develop an appraisal system that rewards
individuals for ethical behaviors and punishes
those who act unethically
•HR can use its expertise to communicate with
the workforce to get out the ethical message
Guidelines for Fostering an Ethical Cultu

Have a well developed policy and


procedures manual
Enforce policies
Reward compliance
Recruit ethical employees
Create a division to oversee ethics

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