Slide 1OverviewAgendaProfessional ResponsibilitiesProfessional DevelopmentEthical LeadershipFairness and JusticeConflict of InterestUse of InformationSlide 10Lauren Sutton Ethics in Human Resources (Human Services)Overview Human Resource employees are expected and relied on to follow the company’s ethical standardsRecruiting, terminating, reviewing, and communicating with other employees Neglect to uphold company’s ethical standards can have a hugely negative impact on the entire company Legal issues, damage to the company’s reputation, decreased motivation of employees.To prevent employees from disobeying ethical standards they are given ethical codes of conduct to abide and to guide their behaviors.Six categories of Ethics in Human Resources Professional Responsibilities Professional Development Ethical LeadershipFairness and Justice Conflict of InterestUse of Information Agenda Ethics: The fundamental principle of right and wrongthe responsibilities of employees to act professionally, to put clients’ interests above their own, to uphold the company’s objectives, and to contribute to the company’s aim. Professional responsibility can be achieved through employees upholding: Ethical integrity Compliance with the law ethical choices when making decisions, Positive contributions to the company Continuous advocacy for employees Professional ResponsibilitiesPersonal development refers to HR professional’s investment in further training and development. Achieved through engagement in maintaining relevant certification and educationcontinuously improving skillscontinuous learningmonitoring progress to engage in continuous job task improvementEmployees should regularly attend training and workshops in order tomaintain relevant legal knowledgestrengthen personal knowledge of companygain insight on methods to improve procedures and operations..Professional DevelopmentHR employees demonstrating normative appropriate conduct (such as honesty, fairness, trustworthiness) through interpersonal relationships with other professionals and through personal actions.Ethical and moral role model Right and wrong decision making Ethical LeadershipFairness involves equality of employees within the company and the ability to make judgements that are specific to a case at hand in the HR department. Justice, in terms of human resources, means giving each HR employee what they deserve, through following standards of rightness.Companies can achieve fairness and justice through creating an atmosphere that positively supports company’s objective.Employees of a human resource company should promote equality through taking an action roles.Fairness and JusticeConflict of interest occurs when the interest of two or more human resource of company professionals conflict with each other, resulting in corruption of the intended goal or action. Conflict of interest also encompasses when an employee’s actions or decisions are influences by considerations of s personal interest. Effect all types of business Most common conflicts of interest that are discourages are: Favoritism Cronyism Nepotism Best way to handle conflict of interest is through utilizing the HR employee handbook which outlines company policies. To prevent conflict of interest, professionals should refrain from being bias. Conflict of Interestupholding confidentiality of information Confidentiality is important in Human Resources because since employees in this departments are responsible for a great deal of information such as; social security numbersmedical recordscredit background checks. Information should remain locked up and employees should abide by laws that pertain to confidentiality. This means that it is important for HR employees to be knowledgeable of these laws. Employees not only need to uphold the confidentiality of paperwork but also technological systemsthey have to remain proficient in companies evolving technology advances. Use of InformationAny