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Y Human Resource Management (HRM) is the
function within an organization that focuses on
recruitment of, management of, and providing
direction for the people who work in the
organization.
Y HRM is the organizational function that deals
with issues related to people such as
compensation, hiring, performance
management, organization development, safety,
wellness, benefits, employee motivation,
communication, administration, and training

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Y 6thics deals what is wrong or right. What we

doing is fair or not in a particular situation.
Y Definition of ethics is different in different area.

Y Generally, by ethical dimension we means

humanistic approach in HR practice.
Y But it is only one aspect of ethics in HR. 6thics
is more than this.
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Y mhe discusses the importance of ethical literacy

among the HR academics and professional.
Y mhis case also analyses how ethical principles
can be applied in HR professional practices.

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Y ën earlier stages of HR practices, the ethical

part was not considered as important part of
HR practices.
Y But as with the increase in business
complexity, the way of Human Resource
practices changed and the need for ethical
dimension increases.
Y With the formation of employee welfare
association in 1913, a forerunner of ë D the HR
professional starts giving more emphasis on
ethical part.
Y Now a days ethical concern took a central part of
Human Resource Management.
Y Other than ethical concern HR professional have
many other area to focus like industrial
relationship, manpower planning, organizational
development.
Y mhere are three area to work on to increase the
literacy of ethics in HR practices. mhese are
Academic debate, academic research, and HR
professional practice.
Y Academic Debate ² More emphasis on
performance and evaluation and re-
introduction of humanistic concepts will prove
helpful. Conferences and journals can be the
means of achieving the aim.
Y Academic Research ² Academic research can take
the lead by incorporating discussion of ethical
aspects into HRM and organizational behaviour
curricula at both undergraduate and postgraduate
levels.
Y HR professional practice ² By applying ethical
principle in by HR professional at workplace and
ënstitute of ersonnel development (ë D). At the
workplace, there is an opportunities to move
beyond real-time and defensive permission .
Y 6thical literacy in both HR academics and
professionals has a legitimate place in both
analysis and practice and is necessary for
ethical sensitivity and reasoning and can be
easily achieved through academic debate,
academic research and HR professional
practice.

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Y mhere is not one framework of ethic in HRM but
many. mhus the situation becomes more
difficult.
Y mhere are many ethical issue in HR practices,
e.g. ² flexibility in variable pay system,
presenteeism and long working hour, and many
more. mhis is very difficult to manage employee
welfare and firm performance simultaneously.
Y mo overcome this problem HR goals has
extended, they not only focus on acquisition of
knowledge and skills but main focus on shaping
values and attitudes.
Y mhere are two issues to addressed the ethical
agenda in best way ²
1. 6thical enquiry, and

2. 6thical frameworks

Y 6thical enquiry ² ethical enquiry means the

development of ethical sensitivity and
reasoning. 6thical sensitivity is the ability to
reflect on HRM and be able to identify the
6mHëCAL and MORAL6 dimensions and issues.
6thical reasoning is the ability to draw on
relevant theory and framework.
Y 6thical frameworks means the real application
of ethical theories. ët is very difficult to apply
ethical theories because no theories apply in
real situation particularly. mhis is the reason
why there to many ethical theories present.
mhus many frameworks given by scholars but as
the business complexities increases, need of
new frameworks arises.
 
 

Y Nowadays ethics become a major part of HR

decisions. But still HR professional facing lots of
problem relating ethical dimensions.
Y there are many frame work associated with HRM.
So, it is difficult to follow ethics in HR because
single way not suited in every frame work.
Y mhere are three major way to solve these problem,
a) Academic debate, 2) Academic research, 3)
rofessional ractice.
 
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Y ‘inally we conclude that there were many work

done in the area of ethical implication in
human resource practices, but it is not
sufficient. mhus, there are a great scope in this
area of study and research and lots have to do.
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