Ethical dilemma in recruitment

1. Ethical dilemma in recruitment
2023

2. • Ethics are moral principles that
govern a person's behavior or the
conducting of an activity.
• Its about being loyal towards your
duty, organization and society in
terms of physiological contract.
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3. Characteristics of Ethics
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 Leadership
 Values
 Integrity
 Respect
 Loyalty
 Concern
Business
Ethics
Truth
Honest
Social
Responsibility
Good
Behaviour
Follow
Laws
Never
Mislead

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• Honest communication
• Fair treatment
• Special consideration
• Fair competition
• Responsibility to organization
• Corporate social responsibility
• Respect for law

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• Right v. Right “Selecting the best option”.
• It’s right to tell the truth, but it is also right to be kind and
considerate of peoples’ feelings and emotions.
• It’s right to apply rules and procedures equally, without
favoritism, but it is also right to give special treatment to hard-
working, dependable, and productive employees.

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• Public image
• Values: the cementing force
• Facilitates decision making
• Ethics and profits walk hand in
hand
• Low limits, Ethics stimulate
• Contribution to human welfare
• Protection of social interest
• Recognition of neighbors and
competitions
• Respect to Employees
• Balancing all stake holders’
interests

7. Types of corruption:-
– Nepotism
– Conformity
– Bribery
– Embezzlement
– Kickbacks
– Godfatherism.
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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR

8. • Placing misleading advertisements for jobs.
• Misrepresenting the requirements of a particular position.
• Responding to a hiring manager who has asked you to find a way “around” not
hiring a qualified candidate for discriminatory purposes.
• Not reviewing candidates based on their merits.
• Matching a job with person or vice-versa
• Role of out side pressures in selection of wrong ones
• Selecting more than required number of people
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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR

9. • When training need of employee is identified on the
basis of a single or nebulous factor.
• When there is absence of relativity between training
purposes and training output.
• When the trainees consider attending training
programmes merely as a change and a medium of
gaining pleasure.
• When there is absence of feedback on training
• When training is considered as an instrument of
individual growth by employees.
• When training programme has been ‘finished’ and
not ‘completed’.
• When training infrastructure is not fully
utilised.
• When a trainer comes unprepared and
completes his task in a hampy campy manner.
• When trainers are selected for training
programme under pressure of favoritism or
nepotism.
• When the feedback about the training
programme is featured as ‘dull’ ‘monotonous’
and ‘useless’.
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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR

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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR
• Central tendency, halo effect,
mirror personality etc.
• Method of appraisal is not proper
• Superfluous reporting of his traits
to employee is also unfair and
unjust

11. • Paying same remuneration to one who is serious, sincere and hardworking and also to one whose
contribution is least.
• Loss suffering company being expected to declare bonus.
• Paying at different rate to man and a woman doing the same kind of work.
• Getting an employee signed on full pay and actually paying him less than that.
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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR

12. It is ethical when HR manager do not disclose publically
• Background Information
• Drug/Medical Testing Reports
• Monitoring on/off the job
• Employee records
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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR

13. It is not unethical when
(Factors)
 Legal and valid reasons for dismissal
 Explain the reasons
 Be firm with your decision
(Process)
 Informal action
 Disciplinary meeting
 First written warning
 Second written warning
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Ethical Issues (Unethical Practices) in HR

14. • The establishment of ethics codes
• Improved remuneration
• Administrative reform
• Compulsory disclosure of assets and gifts
• Policy and programme rationalisation
• Introduction of core values and competencies
• Ethical conduct by public servants
• Senior managers increasing and enforcing ethical awareness and taking action against unethical conduct.
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