HSA 320 IP 4

Part 1

1. Introduction

Ethics in an organization are essential because they help dictate acceptable behavior from the employees. Violations are widespread, and an organization needs a code of ethics that outlines the necessary actions to be taken in case of these violations.2

2. Professional responsibilities of HR professionals

· Hiring employees that help advance the objectives and goals of an organization.

· Act as an advocate for other employees.

· Ensure a safe working environment and conditions.

3. Fairness and Justice in the HR profession

· All applicants have equal chances.

· All the employees are given respect without bias.

· Growth opportunities are availed to all employees.

4. Managing organizational information

· Communication should be comprehensive.

· Formal procedures and policies should be in place to deal with external media.

· Confidential information should not be shared with third parties.

Part 2

5. Professional Image

· Personal matters and business matters should not be mixed in the workplace.

· Limit posting during working hours.

· Negative comments should be avoided as they tarnish the image of a person.

6. Refraining from workplace commentary on social media.

· Employees should not share any information on their duties and responsibilities.

· Information considered confidential by the organization should not be shared.

· The organization should monitor social media use in the workplace.

7. Harassment

· The organization should have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment.

· Every individual who violates the policy should be held responsible and punished accordingly.

· The organization should accommodate diversity in the workplace.

8. Customer privacy and IT security

· All the systems and IT devices should only be accessed by authorized personnel.

· Customer personal data should be protected and cannot be shared with a third party.

9. Conclusion

Human resource management is vital to an organization, and a code of ethics is needed to help establish the norms and acceptable behavior in an organization.

References

Society for Human Resource Management. (2014, November 21). Code of ethics.

https://www.shrm.org/about-shrm/pages/code-of-ethics.aspx