WHAT SHAPES ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR AT WORK
People
face ethical choices every day. Is it wrong to use the company email for
personal use? Or is it wrong to use the company-given router to help your
children, spouse or any family member do their work? compare your answers by
doing the quiz in Figure 1.1: The Wall Street Journal
Workplace Ethics Quiz. But why include ethics in human
resource management? Firstly, Ethics is not theoretical, Instead, it greases
the wheels that make the business work. Ethical behaviour fosters trust among
employees, which is crucial for maintaining positive work (Brown
& Mitchell, 2010). Secondly, ethical dilemmas are part of HRM, one survey
found that 6 out of 10 most serious ethical work issues- workplace safety,
employee records & privacy security, employee theft, affirmative action,
and comparable work were HR-related
The cultural norms and societal expectations present problems for HRM in
Sri Lanka. For example, juggling employee rights with conventional hierarchical
systems might give HRM practitioners moral conundrums. To navigate these
complications while maintaining ethical standards, strategies that support open
communication and employee empowerment are crucial
Organizational
Culture.
The ethical behaviour of an organisation is greatly influenced by its
culture. Businesses such as MAS Holdings and in an international context Google
have cultivated an environment of openness and honesty that has helped employees
make moral decisions (MAS, 2024). Employees are urged to report any unethical activity
through private channels, which fosters an environment of trust and
accountability inside the company (Google,2020).
Recruitment.
HRM dilemmas in Sri Lanka frequently centre on matters like favouritism
and nepotism. To lessen these difficulties and maintain moral standards at
work, HRM specialists are responsible for making sure that hiring and promotion
procedures are fair and transparent, as it’s done to attract the right people,
at the right time, to the right positions
Occupational Safety.
HRM is essential to implementing workplace safety procedures and training
initiatives since it safeguards workers (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy,
2016). Similarly, in the case of employee records & privacy security, HRM
is responsible for safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring data
protection measures are in place (Kavanagh, Thite, & Johnson, 2019).
Conclusion.
HRM ethics are essential to upholding confidence, creating a happy
workplace, and guaranteeing legal and regulatory compliance. To maintain
ethical standards in the workplace, HRM professionals need to be aware of
ethical challenges and know how to handle them.
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MAS
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