Question

Question 1: HR Professional Ethics Part A: Read the SHRM Code of Ethics. Review the guidelines under the category of Professional Development. Propose and discuss a learning opportunity that you will pursue to achieve one or more goals related to these guidelines. Part B: Discuss three examples of ethical challenges that HR professionals may encounter as they apply to modern organizations. Discuss how you would address each situation (not necessarily the solution, but how you would approach the problem).

Answer 1

Answer- Part-A
To achieve the professional development's guideline goal of committing to continuous learning, skills development, and application of new knowledge relating to both human resource management, and my company work field. I would indulge myself in taking online courses using resources such as Lynda, Udemy, etc. I feel online courses would be more helpful to me in learning and developing skills for my job. Taking an online course would be more convenient and faster to complete since it is online, which means I can have the classes at my disposal anytime. With online courses, I can learn new skills that will be beneficial to my job, as I will be able to perform better and effectively. An additional learning opportunity I would pursue is executing diligence in learning about my role in the company. As the company, I work for is a career path I would like to further and advance in.
Answer-PART- B
The three ethical challenges that HR professionals may encounter is discrimination and Harassment. People can be discriminated against and harassed in the workplace because of their race, gender, sexual preference, appearance, religion, etc. As an HR, it is an HR job to make sure the organization remains compliant with the anti-discrimination and harassment laws. The solution I would use to approach the problem is to address it since it is against the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Additionally, I would let the employees know about these acts so they can be aware of and avoid the problem. Also, there would be training and awareness programs that every employee would be required to attend.
Furthermore, if I were ever to see these behaviors to continue, I would report and penalize workers who display these inappropriate behaviors. The second ethical challenge would be harmony issues with diverse individuals. Certain demographics of people in the workplace may have biased feelings towards a person of a different diverse group. Therefore, displaying a lack of harmony amongst employees can result in conflict, low morale, and lack of productivity. Also, the failure of having no harmony in a workplace will create an unfavorable environment for employees to work in and will lead to the company being put at risk. An excellent way to handle this issue is through workshops training, where employees are in a position to interact, learn the backgrounds of everyone, and embrace their differences. A workshop will assist employees in recognizing how each experience and background is an asset to their team and organization. Each member can bring creativity, different ideas, opinions, and outlooks that will make significant changes to the company going forward. The third and last ethical challenge is Social media. Social media can be a huge distraction when workers are continually implementing it into their work time. It wastes time and takes energy away from the employee’s performance. An effective way to handle this is to have a technology policy. Having a technology policy allows the organization to limit technology use for personal reasons. Furthermore, companies can police what employees share about the organization that has no place on the World Wide Web as well.