✔️ [Comp] Ethical Practice Flashcards
An individual’s right to freedom from intrusion (by viewing, monitoring, reading, etc.) into matters, actions, or information that is personal.
Privacy
Extent to which an organization’s agreements, dealings, information, practices, and transactions are open to disclosure and review by relevant persons.
Transparency
Ability to stay true to values and maintain integrity in both personal and professional lives and, from an organizational perspective, approach to forming and maintaining relationships with colleagues and others in the organization.
Authenticity
Principles that guide decision making and behavior in an organization.
Code of conduct
Treatment of personal information that has been disclosed to another person or organization.
Confidentiality
Exchange of anything of value to gain greater influence or preference.
Bribery
Maintaining consistency between one’s values and one’s actions.
Integrity
Situation in which a person or organization may benefit from undue influence due to involvement in outside activities, relationships, or investments that conflict with or have an impact on the employment relationship or its outcomes.
Conflict of Interest
Ability to stay true to values and maintain integrity in both personal and professional lives and, from an organizational perspective, approach to forming and maintaining relationships with colleagues and others in the organization.
Authenticity
A basic framework for ethical decision making contains the following steps.
1- Recognize ethical situations as they arise.
2- Establish the facts about the situation.
3- Evaluate the ethical dimensions of possible actions.
4- Apply relevant codes of ethics and behavior to the options
5- Consult with others
6- Make a decision, own it, and learn from one’s mistakes
Legal Cultural differences of bribery
🔐 Legal opinions vary in different countries about what constitutes bribery. For example, “facilitating” payments (small payments of money or goods) awarded to perform (or speed up) routine governmental actions are permissible in some countries. However, they are not allowed under any circumstances in the United Kingdom. HR professionals should become familiar with local business practices and local laws regarding bribery.
- Key examples of laws dealing with bribery are the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, which is now among the strictest legislation internationally on bribery.
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HR’s Role in Supporting an Ethical Workplace
- **Personal integrity **HR professionals model ethical conduct and the organization’s values in all their actions. They strive to be ethical and admit their shortcomings.
- Professional integrity. HR professionals demonstrate awareness of and commitment to ethics in their work.
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- also, create a safe workspace
Code of conduct must-know’s
🔐 A code of conduct should reflect the needs, concerns, and values of the organization that creates, adopts, and uses it. There is no definitive set of elements or order of components. Whatever elements a given organization’s code contains should be there because of their usefulness and meaningfulness to the organization. While HR professionals can look to examples of codes from comparable organizations, ultimately an effective code is one that management can support by its example and investment and that employees can understand and apply.
HR’s role here is to promote an environment of
- HR’s role here is to promote an environment of learning and flexibility—for themselves and for others, across all personal and professional areas. Providing employees, managers, and HR professionals with opportunities to acquire the skills and knowledge to adapt their methods and style to an organization’s values and welcome alternative perspectives and experiences can lead to personal and professional growth. Encouraging a more flexible and diverse environment can help break down barriers and confront biases, leading to a more inclusive work environment and a more engaged workforce.
