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Right v. Right:

HR Ethics


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HR Ethics No well-established mandatory

professional standards

Ethics and business knowledge asimportant as HR domain expertise

Each situation requires a judgment call


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Analyzing HR Dilemmas Right v. Wrong

No one will know if I do not pay taxeson this under-the-table income, so I cansave myself quite a bit of money.

Right v. Right

Selecting the best option


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Types of Right v. Right Dilemmas Truth v. Loyalty

Individual v. Community

Short-Term v. Long-Term

Justice v. Mercy


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Examples of Right v. Right

Dilemmas Its right to tell the truth, but it is also

right to be kind and considerate of

peoples feelings and emotions.

Its right to apply rules and proceduresequally, without favoritism, but it is also

right to give special treatment to hard-working, dependable, and productiveemployees.


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Examples of Right v. Right

Dilemmas (contd) Its right to spend more time adding

more quality to your workbut it is also

right to meet deadlines and avoiddiminishing returns on your efforts.

Its right to be concerned about short-term results, but it is also right to focuson long-term growth and stability.


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Common Ethical Dilemmas Faced

by HR Professionals (contd) Showing respect for copyrights, sources,

and intellectual property

Ensuring truth in claims, data, andrecommendations

Balancing organizational and individualneeds and interests

Showing respect for, interest in, andrepresentation of individual and populationdifferences


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Ethics Advice for HR Professionals

Know what you believe. Clearly thinkthrough what is legally and morallyright and wrong. Understand why you

believe what you believe.

Develop your ability to influence. Beprepared to offer creative solutions to

difficult situations.


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The Ethical Action Test Is it legal?

Does it comply with our rules andguidelines?

Is it in sync with our organizationalvalues?

Will I be comfortable and guilt-free if Ido it?


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The Ethical Action Test

(contd) Does it match our stated commitments

and guarantees?

Would I do it to my family and friends?

Would I be perfectly okay withsomeone doing it to me?

Would the most ethical person I knowdo it?


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Case StudyYou do in the game like you do in

practice.

Small table discussions about the casestudy to identify and suggestresolutions for Right v. Right dilemmas

Large group discussion


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Case Study (contd) The HR Manager of the company was

recently notified by the Training Director thatemployees have been experiencing a rash oftheft of personal articles from the companystraining room over the past several months.Based on feedback the HR Manager andTraining Director have received, there is anemployee of the organization who issuspected of the thefts.


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Case Study (contd) The organizations security

department has suggested two

possible courses of action to catch theguilty party.

1. Place a video camera in the training room

so the agency can videotape the guiltyparty and therefore catch him or her inthe act;

or


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Case Study (contd)2. Set a trap for the guilty person. Leave what

appears to be a birthday card with money foranother employee on one of the training roomtables. The security department wants to coatthe card envelope and the money with a specialdust that becomes visible under a screeningdevice that will be used on each of the agencys

departing employees the day the envelopedisappears. The person, whose hands show thedust, would then be searched for the money,which had also been coated with this dust.


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Case Study (Contd) What should the HR Manager and the

Training Director do? What are the

legal implications for each possiblecourse of action? What are the actionsan agency should/could take when an

employee is suspected of theft?


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