Session 10Ethical Issues in HRM

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HRM



Training

Arranging training for only pet employees

Getting outsiders to train at high costs when insiders areavailable

Planning training programmes without assessing their realneed

Organizing training programmes during peak seasons,upsetting the business rhythm.

Getting high profile trainers with expectations of a reciprocalfavour.

Training programmes without proper preparation just to show

achievements in the annual report. Extending the duration of training programmes

Supplying outmoded training materials

Getting unsuitable trainers as an obligation



HRM - Recruitment Recruitment of kith and kin without assessing

their abilities

Recruitment based on financial favours

Recruitment of relatives of other employees

Recruitment of under-qualified persons Recruitment of over-qualified persons

Gender based recruitments

Employing child behavior

Giving less than minimum wages as fixed by government.



Administration

Tampering with leave records of employees

Playing with employee records – adverse remarks in afew cases

Allow selective absenteeism on personal

considerations Giving promotion letters to favourites earlier than

others (making him more senior)

Favourite supplier for office purchases Favourite security agency

Favourite uniform suppliers

Unclean premises.



IR

IR Managers not averse to siding wherever there were monetary benefits.

Bargaining with the management till they want to be seen astrue in the eyes of workers

IR Managers felt they were a superior lot with great powers andused this to recruit their known ones

Try to delay the solution as far as possible as their workdepended on IR disputes

Incite workers to go on strike.

Inducing Management/Workers to indulge in unhealthy practices.

Pressurise workers and state their genuine demands as notgenuine

Divide and Rule

Frame stringent and complicated rules to keep the conflicts

going.



Implications of unethical practices

in HRM? Discuss in groups what are the implications of the

unethical practices in HRM ?

What actions can be taken to prevent unethicalpractices in HRM?



ACTIVITY:In the following areas of HRM , list

possible unethical practices and their

consequences Recruitment

Training

Promotions Appraisals

Working terms and conditions



Minimising unethical practices

in HRM Policies and procedures to be followed strictly, for eg

Health and Safety laws

All policies to be communicated clearly, for examplerecruitment policies to be defined and implementedfor no discrimination.

Penalising people responsible in the organisation for

adopting the unethical practice. Appropriate training needs analysis and most cost

effective method of training should be selected.

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Session 10Ethical Issues in HRM