Business Ethics and Corporate G,HRM.pptx

Harassment is defined as an unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or other behaviors based on sex that affects the dignity of men and women at work.
Touching
Remarks
Looks
Attitudes
Leering at a person
Jokes
Using of sexually explicit language
Reference to a person s private life.
DISMISSAL AND LAYOFF
when dismissing an employee care must be taken in order to ensure that it is for a genuine reason(the three pillars)
proper selection criteria should be followed in order to evade the dismissal of any employee.
LAYOFF-When no work is available
Temporary problem
Employees will be called once the work is available
SH is very predominant in the
Cinema & Airline industry
Study conducted in in Australia and japan proves that the cabin crew members are assaulted most of the time.
It has tripled since 1996
Most of the time never comes into light.
In India specially the women will have rough weather
They won t get a suitable weather.
E.g.: Clinton and Monica Lewinski
Infosys(Phaneesh murthy)
David Davider

How People Make Decisions:
1. People face tradeoffs Trade Off involved with giving up one aspects or quantity for something in return of aspects and quantity.
2. The cost of something is what you give up to get it, because people face trade-offs, making decisions requires comparing the costs and benefits of alternative courses of action.
3. Rational people think at the margin People respond to incentives. How People Interact with Each Other.
6. Trade can make everyone better.
7. Markets are usually a good way to organize economic activity Government can sometimes improve market outcomes The Forces and Trends That Affect How the Economy as a Whole Works.
8. A country's standard of living depends on country production.
9. Increase in Money Supply Causes the prices to rise.
10. Society faces a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment.
Employees tend to be creative and innovative in their jobs
They face difficulties when such rough consequences are faced.
Fear of reprisal when a formal complain is lodged.(against fellow workers)
Which in turn causes psychological disturbance
Employees tend to be creative and innovative in their jobs
They face difficulties when such rough consequences are faced.
Fear of reprisal when a formal complain is lodged.(against fellow workers)
Which in turn causes psychological disturbance
Employees tend to be creative and innovative in their jobs
They face difficulties when such rough consequences are faced.
Fear of reprisal when a formal complain is lodged.(against fellow workers)
Which in turn causes psychological disturbance
Employees tend to be creative and innovative in their jobs
They face difficulties when such rough consequences are faced.
Fear of reprisal when a formal complain is lodged.(against fellow workers)
Which in turn causes psychological disturbance
Employees tend to be creative and innovative in their jobs
They face difficulties when such rough consequences are faced.
Fear of reprisal

1. Business ethics and Corporate Governance Module 4 - Ethics in Human Resource Management

2. H R M covers those ethical issues arising around the employer-employee relationship. People are treated based on favoritism or relation to the top management. Now a days due to the changing trend more and more hr professionals are getting involved in ethical issues. Ethics in Human Resource system:

3. Employment, training or promotion Allowing differences in pay, discipline, promotion (top management relationship) Sex discrimination in promotion, compensation ,recruitment. Sexual harassment. Not maintaining confidentiality. Arrangement with vendors or consulting agencies (for personal gain) Non –performance factors used in appraisals.(personal grudge) Some of the ethical issues in organization:

4. CASH AND INCENTIVE PLANS Salary Gender Caste Religion Low salary Slack season (no business) Delay in payments and in terms if installments Ethical issues in HRM

5. PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL Means evaluating an employee’s current and past performance Its done in order to improve performance standards Affects areas like salary and promotion decision Usually conducted by the management The problems in in the appraisal process is: Unclear standards- ’’outstanding” “good quality” Halo effect -based on the rater’s general impression Central tendency- rating all the employees on a average basis Ethical issues in HRM

6. Leniency and strictness- either high or low rating for all employees. Personal bias- appraisal on the basis of race religion etc. depends on the personal characteristics of the of the appraise. DISCRIMINATION- in the aspect of Hiring and firing Compensation, assignment Transfer, promotion, layoff Job advertisement Recruitment Testing-drug Ethical issues in HRM

7. Use of company facilities Training and apprenticeship programs Fringe benefits(tax free benefits eg : health insurance, use of company vehicle) Pay, retirement plans and disability leave ETHICS ON EMPLOYMENT ISSUES Employees should be trusted Treated with respect Treated in a fair manner(unbiased) Ethical issues in HRM

8. EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE So that employees behave sensibly Three pillars (discipline process) Clear rules and regulation(should be mentioned when hiring) Progressive penalties (oral to written warning ,suspension) Appeal process(grievance) Employee privacy intrusion(drug test, phone eavesdropping, video monitoring) Publication of private matter Disclosure of medical records Ethical issues in HRM:

9. Employers argue they do this only to improve productivity, leak of confidential matters and prevention of any kind of harassment. Downsizing and restructuring Strategic choice For betterment of their financial cost Eg Jet Airways(2008) NOKIA AND MICROSOFT Ethical issues in HRM

10. DISMISSAL AND LAYOFF when dismissing an employee care must be taken in order to ensure that it is for a genuine reason(the three pillars) proper selection criteria should be followed in order to evade the dismissal of any employee. LAYOFF-When no work is available Temporary problem Employees will be called once the work is available Ethical issues in HRM

11. WAGE EMPOWERMENT minimum wage should be paid so that at least the basic needs are met protect people's capabilities. Whistle blowing Ethical issues in HRM

12. Harassment is defined as an unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or other behaviors based on sex that affects the dignity of men and women at work. Touching Remarks Looks Attitudes Leering at a person Jokes Using of sexually explicit language Reference to a person s private life. SEXUAL HARRSSSEMENT

13. SH is very predominant in the Cinema & Airline industry Study conducted in in Australia and japan proves that the cabin crew members are assaulted most of the time. It has tripled since 1996 Most of the time never comes into light. In India specially the women will have rough weather They won t get a suitable weather. E.g.: Clinton and Monica Lewinski Infosys( Phaneesh murthy ) David Davider Cont…

14. Employees tend to be creative and innovative in their jobs They face difficulties when such rough consequences are faced. Fear of reprisal when a formal complain is lodged.(against fellow workers) Which in turn causes psychological disturbance Cont….

15. Workplace ethics ensures positive ambience. Makes the employee happy rather than a burden. loyalty and attachment Fool proof system(being misused) for measurement of performance appraisal system(career growth, the importance, and mandatory ), ensures management guides and mentors their employees . E nables the employer to treat their employees equally. Transparency encourages appreciation and rewarding employees. Provides assurance to the employees towards their job. Strengthen the bond, inducted well into the system. Importance of workplace ethics

16. C.S.V. Murthy, Business ethics I.S.K. Chakraborthy , Foundation of Managerial works Contribution Indian thoughts. HPH. Bombay. V.S. Mahesh, Thresholds of motivation, Tata Mc Graw hills. Brady, F, Neil, Ethical managing, Macmillan Pub.co. http:// www.elook.org/Dictionary/consomerism.htmal Reference: