2. Ethics
O Ethics are the moral principles that govern a person’s
behavior.
O Ethics and the law
The law is not the best guide about what is ethical.
A behavior may be legal but unethical.
A behavior may be illegal but ethical.
3. Justice
O Justice or fairness refers to the idea that an action or
decision is morally right, which may be defined
according to ethics, religion , equity or law.
O Experts generally define organizational justice in terms
of
O Distributive Justice
O Procedural Justice
O Interactional Justice
4. Fair Treatment
O Fair Treatment is an HR program or policy that ensures
that all employees of an organization are
given fair and equal treatment .
O Why Treat Employees Fairly?
Perceptions of fairness relates to
employee commitment
satisfaction
5. Importance of Ethics, Justice and
Fair Treatment of Employees
O Helps in avoidance of employee litigation.
OEnhanced employee commitment , satisfaction
and organizational citizenship.
OAttract more employees wanting to work for
the business, reduce recruitment costs and
enable the company to get the most talented
employees.
6. Create a value and ethics-based
Organization Culture
(Case study)
O Hatim Tyabji was the founding chairman and CEO of
Verifone Incorporation.
O Once on an occasion it was brought to his attention
that a manager with excellent performance figures was
engaged in malfeasance.
O Revealing this information would have a very negative
effect on the company’s share price.
O Instead of hiding this information until the next
quarterly meeting, Mr.Tyabji, after checking carefully the
facts, approached the manager who was in-charge of
foreign operation, and fired him on the spot.
7. Create a value and ethics-based
Organization Culture(cont’d)
O Impressed by this decision, the associates worked
specially hard so that quarterly projection could still
be achieved.
O This is such a company with a culture in which
performance, no matter how impressive, can not be
achieved by unethical behavior.
8. Determinants of Ethical
Behaviour at Work
O Managers can do a lot to influence employee ethics
by carefully cultivating the right norms, leadership,
reward system and culture.
O Ethics slide when people undergo moral
disengagement.
O The most powerful morality comes from within.
O Employers should punish unethical behavior.
9. Ethics in HRM
O Ethics in HRM indicates the treatment of employees
with distributive , procedural and interactional
justice.
O Ethical Business contributes to business goals.
O Ethics in Human Resource Management deals with
affirmative moral obligation of employer towards
employees.
10. Role of HR in Promoting Ethics
among employees
O Conduct ethics training
O Ensure that there are no pitfalls in performance
appraisal
O Improve and Facilitate two way communication
O Measures should be taken for employee safety
O Providing equal opportunities
12. Ways to ensure Fairness and
Justice among employees
O The organization must realize the intrinsic value
of its employees.
O Treat people with dignity, respect and compassion.
O Giving equal opportunities to employees to
develop their skills.
O Laying down such policies and procedures which
will ensure equitable treatment for all.
13. Ways to ensure Fairness and
Justice(cont’d..)
O The organization must be fair and honest to its staff.
O Robust a transparent Promotion system and affirm that
everyone will receive an equal opportunity to be
recognized.
14. Conclusion
O Ethics, Justice and Fair Treatment of employees
is a very integral part of any organization
O It is the HR manager’s role to encourage his
company to implement ethics laws.
O Laws and regulation create definite standards of
behavior, the concept of ethics is more
subjective and perceptions about what
constitutes ethical behavior often differs
between individuals.
An behavior may be legal but unethical.
An behavior may be illegal but ethical.
An behavior may be both legal and ethical.
An behavior may be both illegal and unethical.
Procedural justice concerns the fairness and the transparency of the processes by which decisions are made
distributive justice (fairness in the distribution of rights or resources),
Extent to which an individual's voluntary support and behavior contributes to the organization's succes.
Moral disengagement is a term used to describe the process by which an individual convinces himself that ethical standards do not apply to him within a particular situation or context.
Ethical Business contributes to business goals as employees feel motivated and they will
Work with effeciency and effectiveness.
3. To maintain equality and justice
Distributive justice in the workplace refers to the perceptions of fairness about job outcomes. ... For example, equity is perceived employees with the same or similar work experience and time on the job are promoted or transferred equally
Procedural justice- The fairness of the process by which the decision was reached.
Distributive justice- The fairness and justice of a decision’s result.