Ethics in Human Resource Management

1. Ethics in Human Resource Management PGDM-Session 8

2. Ethical Issues in HRM • Recruitment • Remuneration • Training and Development • Retrenchment

3. Ethics in Recruitment • Recruitment is process of searching prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for job in an organization • Employee Referrals • Types of Recruitment • Internal • External

4. Ethical issues in Recruitment • Discrimination occurs when a company uses irrelevant criteria for hiring a candidate • Basis of Discrimination • Over qualification • Ageism • Sex • Religion • handicap

5. Equality of opportunity in Hiring • It is concerned with screening every applicant by same criteria • A business must ensure that rules apply equally to all the prospects under consideration • No applicant is rejected for reasons other than laid down by rules for hiring • When the principle of hiring is not followed a wrong candidate may be hired

6. Principles of Ethical Remuneration • Remuneration is not driven by employee’s need • Depends solely on results • Employees who work hard to perform a task need not be rewarded more than those who do it effortlessly • Seniority and loyalty should be rewarded only when they result in contributions to long term owner value

7. Ethics in Retrenchment • Firing: Employers at time include an “at-will” clause in employment contract that enable them to fire their employees at will • It is ethical when it is related to a worker’s poor performance , acts of sabotage, dishonesty or misuse of authority • Lay offs: discharge of unneeded workers

8. Health and safety • To ensure worker is not being unfairly manipulated into accepting a risk unknowingly • Due compensation should be given • Ensured against unknown hazards

9. Thank You