Ethics, Organisations and Society Assignment

Added on -2020-02-05

We will discuss organizational ethics in human resource management that suggest every business firm ensure that their HRM team must adopt ethical work practice so that goals and objectives are effectively attained by the organization. It can be said that ethics in HRM provides a treatment of employees with ordinary decency and distributive justice. Also, the human resource management of Tesco PLC is discussed which is facing issues in regard to brand loyalty. It has been noticed that if Tesco PLC is allocating overload work to the employees and not offering them high pay. You can also go through "A case study on Tesco" where you will know " Tesco Marketing Strategy". 

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Ethics, Organisations andSociety
TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................3FINDINGS..................................................................................................................................................3CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION...........................................................................................9APPENDIX...............................................................................................................................................11References............................................................................................................................................11
INTRODUCTIONEthics in human resource management suggest every business firm to ensure that theirHRM team must adopt ethical work practice so that goals and objectives are effectively attainedby the organization. Ethics are those values which has been imbibed within an individual onreinforced externally that him to distinguish between right and wrong (Carrigan, Marinova andSzmigin, 2005). In this respect it can be said that exploitation of cheap labour for profit bycorporate business is also considered as ethical issue in respect to HRM. It also allow to providean appropriate response. In addition to this, it can be said that ethics in HRM provides atreatment of employees with ordinary decency and distributive justice. By having improvedfocus on ethical business the business entity can have effective accomplishment of goals andobjectives. In present report the ethics in HRM will be evaluated so that concept of ethics can beunderstood in desired way. FINDINGSEthics in human resource managementIt has been noticed that if human resource management of Tesco PLC is facing issue inregard to brand loyalty then it is considered as ethical issues. It is significant for business firm todevelop improved focus on ethics so that goals and objectives can be accomplished in desiredway. In order to meet the ethical standards the organization must consider moral values so thatsatisfaction among employees can be advanced. It is considered as ethics in human resourcemanagement (Griffin and Moorhead, 2013). In addition to this, it can be said that businesses arefacing issue due to unethical practice in which cheap labour is getting exploited. It has beennoticed that if Tesco PLC is allocating over load work to the employees and not offering themhigh pay. It will be referred as unethical practice in regard to HRM which might affect businessin diverse manner. There are number of unethical practices that are related with the HRM. Ifmanagement is focused towards not offering incentive on time in respect to extra work then it isreferred as unethical practice of HRM. It can be considered as biased attitude that might impactthe overall outcome. Biased attitude towards employee and any specific situation is also ethicalissue and it may impact the business firm in desired manner. Other than this, promotion of childlabour is also considered as ethical issue that may impact business firm in diverse manner (Adlerand Gundersen, 2007). It has been noticed that labour are being hired by businesses at low cost
in which overloaded work has been allotted to them. In this, proper pay is not being provided tochildren. For example, Tesco PLC has hired children for placement of goods from one store toanother and they are having working near by 15 hours a day. But the pay is not according towork allotted then it will be considered as ethical issue. In order to maintain the ethics, it issignificant for business firm to make sure that human resource department is well focusedtowards diverse principles of HRM. If policies are not framed in ethical manner then it will alsoimpact the success of business. Along with this, any kind of discrimination in HRM policies isalso unethical. It is significant for HRM to make sure that financial support is being provided tomembers in respect to functional activities according to ethics. It has been noticed that ethics inregard to HRM are also might get affected in situation where employees have false claim ofpersonal details. It means if any employee of Tesco PLC is involved in unethical practice likesharing of information with other parties, etc. It will be referred as ethical issue that might impactthe working of business entity (Bratton, 2015). Promotion of ethics in HRM is also significant because it helps in sustainabledevelopment. Breaches of ethics in human resources can lead companies into a world of legaltrouble. Work allocation also needs to be according to employee capability so that ethics can bepromoted in appropriate manner. It also has great impact on the Tesco PLC reputation somanagement need to consider it in appropriate manner. Ethics can be promoted effectively inrespect to HRM by having improved focus on discrimination, sexual harassment, etc. It meansthe employees exploitation must be considered as critical factor in order to promote ethics. It willalso improve the working of HRM and make sure that low pay labor is not getting exploited.Employee satisfaction can also be promoted by having effective focus on ethical issues. If ethicsare not well promoted then it might be possible that morale of employee will get decreased. Itwill also enhance the negative aspect within Tesco PLC work environment which may enhancethe unethical practice. It means by having improved focus on ethics the business firm can easilyaccomplish key goals and objectives. Ethical human resource practice also allows to set out newmeasures so that low pay labour might not get exploited at work place. Impact on stakeholdersAs per the detailed study, it can be said that stakeholder are considered as one of criticalaspect because any kind of changes in stakeholder perception might impact the Tesco PLC.Astakeholderis any person or group associated with the organization that has a stake in the

The Ethical Contribution of Organizations to Society

As per the above study, it can be concluded that business firms have an improved focus on ethics so that goals and objectives can be accomplished in the desired way. For this, we examined "Tesco Management and Operations". Along with this, improved focus on ethical theories is also beneficial because it helps in meeting key goals and objectives. It has been noticed that there is a number of sources that need to be used by management while making decisions.  By having improved knowledge about ethics and its principles the ethical application can also be advanced inappropriate manner. In addition to this, it can be said that business firms can also focus on the pay and salary act so that issue of exploitation can be overcome. Application of working hours as per work hour policy of UK government the issue can be resolved. We have also discussed " Human Resource Management in Tesco plc".

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