| Ethical Issues in HR : Week 6 | Legal and Ethical Issues | 6/10/2012 | | Table of Contents: Introduction History of Human Resources Education Privacy Issue Employment Issues Discrimination Disciplinary Issues Summary References Introduction Human resource was developed to be a support system for employers and employees alike. A human resource department is an important component to any business big or small. The human resource team is responsible for personnel sourcing
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include‚ human resources dealing discrimination in the workplace‚ drug testing on animals‚ and sexual harassment. “Discrimination is a sociological term referring to the treatment taken toward or against a person of a certain group in consideration based solely on class or category” (Britannica). There are many forms of discrimination in the workplace that human resources have to manage such as issues with men and women in the workplace‚ and racial discrimination. Men have become victims of discrimination
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1. Introduction Moral reasoning is defined as “individual or collective practical reasoning about what‚ morally‚ one ought to do”. The theory introduces two moral principles: consequentialist principle‚ which determines an act’s morality by its consequences‚ and categorical principle‚ which assesses an act by looking at its certain duties and rights despite the outcomes. To some extent‚ these two principles seem to contradict each other‚ which may become obstacles for achieving reasonable actions
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Ethical Relativism; No moral truths‚ just relative to the individual/culture. When is different just different and when is it morally problematic? Diversity of standards often leads to issues with regards to; Corruption/work practices/child labour/inferior products/government influence Situation sensitive: need for tolerance/understanding of variety of cultures. Moral diversity: no wrongs/rights‚ based purely on social norms. Shouldn’t pass judgement on situations
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R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S & L E A D E R S H I P ethics Ethical Lessons for Accountants By Thomas A. Buckhoff and LeVon E. Wilson A ccording to the Dictionary of Criminal Justice Data Terminology‚ white-collar crime is “nonviolent crime for financial gain committed by means of deception by persons whose occupational status is entrepreneurial‚ professional‚ or semi-professional and utilizing their special occupational skills and opportunities.” For decades‚ the legal
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Ethical and Legal Issues Kimberly Brooks HCA/322 Mark Metzger May 13‚ 2013 In the health care setting there are many professions that are important in this field. Just a few to name; medical records‚ nurses‚ medical technologist‚ medical assistant‚ emergency technician and many more. All of these professions are faced with legal and ethical issues at some point in time in their career. There are also laws that must be followed‚ then you have legal requirements that must be adhered too. Last
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practice (AOP). The word ‘perspective’ describes a partial ‘view of the world’ (Payne 1997:290) and is often used to attempt to order and make sense of experiences and events from a particular and partial viewpoint. The reason for choosing these two theories is because they can be used simultaneously. One of the major attributes of the Person Centred approach is the emphasis on relationship building between the Social Worker and the service user‚ which therefore makes it easier to set out the tasks that
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Valerie C. Coolidge November 15‚ 2004 Is Routine Circumcision of Infants Ethical? History of Circumcision: Reviewing the history of circumcision and the many misguided reasons for its practice will help form an understanding of the multifaceted issues concerning routine infant circumcision. Some of the earliest evidence of male circumcision comes from Egypt around the year 3000 BC. However‚ researchers studying this practice do not understand or agree on its purpose. Some researches
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THE CONCEPT OF ETHICAL OBLIGATION Name Institution Instructor Course Date The concept of ethical obligation Ethical obligations are rules and laws by which people are expected to live and adhere to in order to undertake a profession. Most professionals as George tenet belonged to professional organisations which‚ among other things‚ are able to discipline people for interfering in the ethical obligations and suspend or expel them from practice if the interference is serious
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with pornography‚ read their e-mail‚ steal their credit card number from an on-line shopping site‚ or implant software that will secretly transmit their organization’s secrets to the open Internet. With these concerns and others‚ the ethical hacker can help. ETHICAL HACKING: Information security is the fastest growing area in the Information Technology (IT) sector. Security would be an easy process if all that had to be done is to install a fire wall and anti - virus software‚ but the reality is
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