Implementing HR Practices for Ethical Organisational Culture

HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.................................................................................................................................................3
Training and mentoring Programs...........................................................................................................3
Rewards and recognition.........................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................................5
RECOMMENDATIONS..................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................................5

INTRODUCTION
Organisational culture is considered as the method that describes about how a company
function (Carlini and et.al., 2019). Generally, culture is considered as abstract term and tough for
measuring. Human Resource Department of a company focuses on implementing various practices and
activities that helps in defining ethical corporate culture and its effectiveness. Ethical organizational
culture serves the best interest for customers, employees and society at large as well. Marks & Spencer
aims at implementing different HR practices that promotes ethical organisational culture. The present
report explains about relevant theories and workplace examples for explaining different practices
implemented by organisation. The report further provides well-supported and set of logical
recommendations which are related to literature or theories provided.
MAIN BODY
The organisational cultural is driven by effectively combining the different leadership practices or
styles, organisational culture and various program implemented and adapted by company. The Human
Resource Department plays important role in effectively implementing the different practices. Marks &
Spencer aims at implementing ethical workplace culture that gives priority for rights of employees, fair
procedures and also promotes equity for promotion and pay (Akaah, 2018). The ethical practices also
promote compassion, tolerance, honesty and loyalty regarding the treatment of employees and
customers as well. Following are given brief theoretical description about HR Practices that are adapted
and implemented by Marks & Spencer for promoting ethical behavioural and culture.
Training and mentoring Programs
The leadership behaviour and style bring influences and affects the behaviour of employees.
While the Human Resource Department are not involved in daily management of employees, but they
do interact with employees and bring influences behaviour through HR practices or activities. Human
Resource Department of Marks & Spencer focus on providing guidance, training and mentoring
programs so that it helps in promoting the ethical organisational culture. It also helps in preventing
employees from mis-selling. The different training and mentoring program help in protecting the bottom
line of company and also develops company in such a way that employees feel great for working and
also satisfied with it (Six ways organisations can create an ethical culture, 2016). For example, training
and mentoring program implemented by Marks & Spencer develops the workplace in such a way that it
consists of established codes for personal and professional conduct which stays in compliance with all
the governing laws and regulations of business.
It is necessary for company to implement the ethical organisational culture otherwise the
unethical behaviour may bring impacts on company’s profits as because million dollars fines are levied
on corporations that are practicing unethical behaviour (Dawson, 2018). HR aims at implementing such
practices and activities within workplace so that it can make Marks & Spencer a great place for working.
The benefits of training and mentoring of HR practices includes ethical behaviour and practices builds
best products and services, do not causes unnecessary harms and uses business for inspiring and
implementing solutions regarding the environmental practices. The ethical training and mentoring
program have specific focus and moral that is derived through a moral foundation. Marks & Spencer
ensures that training and mentoring practice of HR is grounded in central core philosophy. To achieve