This document discusses the concepts of ethics and human resource management ethics. It provides definitions of ethics as moral philosophy and human resource management as strategic people management. It then lists some key issues in human resource management ethics, including discrimination, privacy issues for both employees and employers, fairness in employment contracts, and occupational safety and health. The summary focuses on defining the key concepts and providing examples of ethical issues in human resource management.
This document discusses the concepts of ethics and human resource management ethics. It provides definitions of ethics as moral philosophy and human resource management as strategic people management. It then lists some key issues in human resource management ethics, including discrimination, privacy issues for both employees and employers, fairness in employment contracts, and occupational safety and health. The summary focuses on defining the key concepts and providing examples of ethical issues in human resource management.
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This document discusses the concepts of ethics and human resource management ethics. It provides definitions of ethics as moral philosophy and human resource management as strategic people management. It then lists some key issues in human resource management ethics, including discrimination, privacy issues for both employees and employers, fairness in employment contracts, and occupational safety and health. The summary focuses on defining the key concepts and providing examples of ethical issues in human resource management.
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¢ Also known as Corporate Ethics.
¢ Vs a form of applied ethics that examines ethical principles and
moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. phe ethics of HRM covers those ethical issues arising around the employer-employee relationship, such as the rights and duties owed between employer and employee.
¢ Discrimination issues include discrimination on the bases of
age (ageism), gender, race, religion, disabilities, weight and attractiveness.
¢ Vssues arising from the traditional view of relationships
between employers and employees, also known as At-will employment.
¢ Vssues surrounding the representation of employees and the
democratization of the workplace: union busting, strike breaking. ¢ Vssues affecting the privacy of the employee: workplace surveillance, drug testing.
¢ Vssues affecting the privacy of the j j: whistle-blowing.
¢ Vssues relating to the fairness of the employment contract and
the balance of power between employer and employee: slavery, indentured servitude, employment law.