Ethical Issues in HRM¶
Ethical Issues in Employment¶
- Discrimination: HRM professionals must ensure that all employment decisions are made fairly and without discrimination based on race, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
- Harassment: HRM professionals must create and maintain a workplace environment that is free from harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination.
- Privacy: HRM professionals must collect, store, and use employee data in a way that protects their privacy.
- Safety: HRM professionals must ensure that the workplace is safe and healthy for all employees.
- Whistleblower protection: HRM professionals must create and maintain a system for reporting wrongdoing without fear of retaliation.
Ethical Issues in Human Resource Development¶
- Training and development: HRM professionals must ensure that training and development opportunities are available to all employees and that these opportunities are fair and equitable.
- Performance appraisal: HRM professionals must use performance appraisal systems that are fair, accurate, and unbiased.
- Career planning: HRM professionals must provide employees with opportunities to plan and develop their careers.
- Succession planning: HRM professionals must identify and develop potential successors for key positions in the organization.
Ethical Issues in Wage and Salary Administration¶
- Pay equity: HRM professionals must ensure that all employees are paid fairly and equitably for their work.
- Compensation and benefits: HRM professionals must design and administer compensation and benefits programs that are fair, competitive, and compliant with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Executive compensation: HRM professionals must ensure that executive compensation is fair and aligned with the organization's performance.
- Incentive plans: HRM professionals must design and administer incentive plans that are fair, transparent, and motivating.
- Minimum wage and overtime pay: HRM professionals must comply with all applicable minimum wage and overtime pay laws.
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