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Ethical issues and Human resource

Ethical issues and Human resource

Unethical, illegal, socially irresponsible, or culturally insensitive behavior by Individuals, groups, or organizations Causes problems in the areas of trust Causes problems in the areas of trust, legitimacy, image, credibility, reputation, and liability is called Ethical issues in Human resource.

Most common ethically questionable issues facing in the workplace

·  Unethical Leadership (Johnson, et al., 2017)

·  Toxic Workplace Culture (Ryan, 2016)

·  Discrimination and Harassment (Mayhew, 2020)  

·  Unrealistic and Conflicting Goals

·  Questionable Use of Company Technology

·  Ethical Issues Create Slippery Slopes

In global context ethical issues in Human Resource Management

Amazon

Amazon never seems to be out of the spotlight for one reason or another. Whether it be tax avoidance (for which they are under a boycott call from us) or the treatment of workers at their fulfillment centre. They score badly in our rating system for all the policies we rate them on, including environmental reporting, conflict mineral use and supply chain management.

ASDA Walmart

ASDA (owned by US company WalMart) is a retail colossus. It has monumentally failed to embed corporate responsibility into its operations and supply chains around the globe. This has lead to workers' rights abuses at supplier factories, accusations of discrimination by staff, and a host of other charges.

Nestle

Nestle is subject to the world's longest running boycott for the irresponsible marketing of baby milk to mothers in the developing world. The company has also been criticized for a number of other businesses practices including the use of unsustainable palm oil and genetically modified ingredients in its foods.

Nestle feature in a number of product guides including Chocolate.

Tesco

From its run-in with the Serious Fraud office to the squeeze it puts on suppliers, Tesco has long had questionable ethics. The company has begun to take sustainability issues seriously with some positive policies on supply chain management and timber sourcing. The company is still, however, one of the lowest scorers on our database.

Coca Cola

Coca Cola has had a long history of workers' rights violations at its bottling plants. It is currently under two boycott calls linked to this issue at its plants in Colombia. It has also had a poor record on the environment being accused of taking water supplies from rural communities and falsifying environmental data.

Ethical issues in ABC Audit firm

In ABC audit firm ethics are highly practiced. Because we are working with our clients’ sensitive data. Not only for clients but also in the office among all workers from top to bottom. Politeness can be seen in every staffs.

In appointment letter clearly defined certain things. Speaking about clients matter in the office or outside the office premises is restricted. Because it makes misunderstandings. It is one of it. Keeping the language in workplace appropriate. Personal phone conversations are allowed in private areas not in working areas. Keeping noise to a minimum level maintained in the office.  

 

 

 

Reference

Johnson, E. N., Kidwell, L., Lowe, D. & Reckers, P., 2017. THE CLS BLU SKY BLOG. [Online]
Available at: https://clsbluesky.law.columbia.edu/2017/03/28/who-follows-the-unethical-leader/
[Accessed 21 06 2020].

Mayhew, R., 2020. Chron. [Online]
Available at: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/discrimination-harassment-workplace-2623.html
[Accessed 21 06 2020].

Ryan, L., 2016. Forbes. [Online]
Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/10/19/ten-unmistakable-signs-of-a-toxic-culture/#737f209f115f
[Accessed 21 06 2020].

 

Comments

  1. Ruwan WeerasundaraJune 21, 2020 at 6:26 AM

    Nice article Sanjay. it's informative too.

    My point of view is,Workplace ethics are a changing set of values that depend on people and their workplace. Ethical behaviors ensures maximum productivity output at work. Same time it could be important for career growth of the employee as well.

    ReplyDelete

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