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    Human resource policies and procedures affect employees' jobs and future employment potential. HR managers must balance business objectives with ethical employment practices and standards, including employees' right to fair treatment. The document discusses how ethics govern business behavior, common ethical issues like favoritism and inconsistent discipline, and how HR can foster trust, mutual respect, and an ethical environment through open communication and adherence to core values and policies.

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    Human resource policies and procedures affect employees' jobs and future employment potential. HR managers must balance business objectives with ethical employment practices and standards, including employees' right to fair treatment. The document discusses how ethics govern business behavior, common ethical issues like favoritism and inconsistent discipline, and how HR can foster trust, mutual respect, and an ethical environment through open communication and adherence to core values and policies.

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    Basics of Ethics and Fair Treatment at 

    Work
    Human resource policies and procedures affect employees’ jobs and their future
    employment potential. HR managers, which in the case of a small business can mean the
    business owner, must continually balance the need to ensure the business meets it
    objectives but also ensure that the business follows and maintains ethical employment
    practices and standards. Among these is a key concept relating to an employee’s right to
    justice and fair treatment.

    The Ethics of Behavior


    Ethics are the moral principles that govern business behavior. It’s critical for HR personnel
    to understand that compliance with federal and state employment regulations doesn’t
    necessarily mean the business is practicing ethical behaviors. One problem is that while
    laws and regulations create definite standards of behavior, the concept of ethics is more
    subjective and perceptions about what constitutes ethical behavior often differs between
    individuals. To build an ethical behavior framework, HR employment practices must not only
    adhere to legal guidelines but also model and adhere to the business’s core values.

    HR Ethical Issues
    The lack of or a loosely enforced small-business ethics policy often leads to business
    owners continually struggling with a multitude of common fair-treatment issues. These
    include — but aren’t limited to — favoritism in hiring practices, employee training and
    promotion, and inconsistent disciplinary measures, which may lead to increased instances
    of workplace harassment. Other issues include a lack of confidentiality surrounding an
    employee’s personal and performance information, wage discrimination and basing annual
    reviews on factors unrelated to an employee’s role.

    Trust and Mutual Respect


    HR can foster an environment where justice and fair treatment is the norm by creating and
    living up to an expectation of trust and mutual respect. Trust is fostered when information-
    sharing is accurate, timely and complete, and when clear, specific and measurable goals
    are set for the business and its employees, and employees at all levels are encouraged to
    share their ideas and concerns. Mutual respect develops when dignity is a behavioral
    standard, when the business owner and management team encourage initiative and
    creativity, and when diversity isn’t simply tolerated but appreciated and promoted.

    Maintaining an Ethical Environment


    HR has the power to influence the company culture. It often takes more, however, than
    creating and adhering to a company ethics policy. Ongoing and open communication is
    essential to maintaining an environment that promotes ethical behaviors such as justice and
    fair treatment. After setting ethical behavioral expectations, a next step is the establishment
    of a communication platform, such as an open-door policy and focus group meetings, that
    ensures a forum for discussing ethical issues exists.

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