Question

The ethics in human resource management cover those ethical issues arising around the __________.

• A. society-employer relationship
• B. customer-employees relationship
• C. employer-State relationship
• D. employer-employees relationship

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

employer-employees relationship

Human resource management $\left(HRM\right)$ plays a decisive role in introducing and implementing ethical practices in an organisation. The ethics of human resource management $\left(HRM\right)$ covers those ethical issues that arise around the employer-employee relationship, such as the rights and duties issues between the employer and employee.

The ethical issues faced by $HRM$ include:

— Discrimination issues i.e., discrimination on the bases of age, gender, race, religion, disabilities etc. Discrimination of whistle-blowers

— Issues surrounding the representation of employees and the democratization of the workplace and trade unionization.

— Issues affecting the privacy of the employee: workplace surveillance, drug testing, etc.

— Issues relating to the fairness of the employment contract and the balance of power between the employer and employee.

— Occupational safety and health issues: Companies tend to shift economic risks onto the shoulders of their employees. The emergence of performance related pay system and flexible employment contracts are indicators of these newly established forms of shifting risk.