The Ethical context of HRM

It is understood that human resource management is considered to be the effective management of the people to achieve the organisational objectives and goals. Accordingly, it is a known fact that Ethics would play a crucial and important role within the organisation as it would be the general guideline for human resource management. Consequently, Ethics is considered to be the study of of individual and collective moral awareness, judgement, character and conduct (Armstrong, 2009).

Accordingly, Armstrong (2009) has stated that there are several ethical concepts which include deontology, utilitarianism, stakeholder theory and discourse theory. The deontology states that some actions are correct or incorrect, regardless of their consequences. While utilitarianism is the belief that the highest principle of morality is maximum happiness, a general balance of pleasure and pain. Actions are justified when they bring the greatest benefit to the greatest number.

Continuously Armstrong (2009) explains that Stakeholder theory states that an organization must be managed on behalf of the stakeholders: its owners, employees, customers, suppliers and local communities. Finally, discourse ethics assume that people can collectively understand experience. Discourse ethics, also known as the role of ethicists, is not to provide a solution to ethical problems, but rather to provide a practical process and procedure that is rational and contributes to consensus, through which issues can be discussed and discourse can take place (Legge, 1998).

Out of all organisational issues or policies, ethical considerations are the most difficult to deal with, Issues arise in employment, remuneration and benefits, industrial relations, health and safety. 



In general terms, it is assumed that experience in human resources management will be well received if its underlying principles are ethical (Legge, 1998). Human resources experts have a special responsibility to protect and promote the core values of the organization with regard to how people should be managed and treated. Further, need to take steps to achieve an honest relationship. This means that you should treat people according to the principles of procedural, distributive, social and natural justice, and seeing that decisions or policies that affect them are transparent in the sense that they are known, understood, clear and applied consistently (Armstrong, 2009).

Conclusion

In concluding the discussion, ethics would play a crucial role in human resource management. Ethics would provide a guideline to the human resource to act accordingly and acceptable manner within the organisation.


Videos:
Human resource management ethics



Links:
Human resource management ethics and professionals’ dilemma: A review and research agenda
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289497356_Human_resource_management_ethics_and_professionals'_dilemma_A_review_and_research_agenda


Reference

Armstrong, M (2009), ‘Armstrong’s Handbook of Human Resource Practice’ 11th edn., India

Legge, K (1998), The morality of HRM, Experiencing Human Resource Management, London, Sage

Comments

  1. Anupama Kankanamge6 October 2019 at 19:36

    Agree with you that HR department should care for core values of the employees and how they should be treated in ethical way. Good one Sanka

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  2. Nethra Liyanage7 October 2019 at 00:14

    Agree with statements describe in vedio link that HR professionals are adding value to the organization where they serve and contribute to the ethical success of those organization.Good job

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  3. Prasanna7 October 2019 at 10:07

    Agree. Consider employees as most valuable assets, human resources has extreme value. In the most general sense, HR motivates workers to perform at the highest level possible and maintain an organizational culture of high morale. Good stuff.

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  4. Achala10 October 2019 at 14:05

    I agreed with you Sanka. We need to understand that individual ethics and business ethics are two different behaviours but these two behaviours has a high impact towrds the organization ethics. Thanks for sharing

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  5. Jinendran12 October 2019 at 00:18

    Organizations have the responsibilities to flow ethics to both internal and external environment. Since workforce is the most valuable asset in the organization the HRM should pay more attention to follow HR ethics. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. Jinendran12 October 2019 at 00:19

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