securities fraud leading to manipulation of stock markets
problems arising out of new technologies
Human resource management (HRM) plays a decisive role in introducing and implementing ethical practices in an organisation. Ethics should be a pivotal issue for HR specialists. The ethics of human resource management (HRM) covers those ethical issues that arise around the employer-employee relationship, such as the rights and duties issues between the employer and employee.
The ethical issues faced by HRM include:
— Discrimination issues, i.e., discrimination on the bases of age, gender, race, religion, disabilities etc.
— Sexual harassment.
— Issues surrounding the representation of employees and the democratization of the workplace and trade unionisation.
— Discrimination of whistle-blowers.