PHIL 2600 Lecture 7: Unit Seven Prof Notes
10 Mar 2017
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Management of human resources: an ethical problem between rights and duties. The term human resource management and its implications have been a subject of intense debate in business ethics. Consequently, employees are subject to a strict managerial rationale of minimizing costs and maximizing the efficiency of the resource. Making someone else take the risk and responsibility. Central ethical issues in hrm revolve around rights and duties. Entitlements of workers with respect to their employer, based on a general understanding of human rights and often codified in employment law. Obligations of workers towards their employer, based on individual contracts and wider employment laws. Rights of employees as stakeholders of the firm. Equal opportunities, affirmative action, reverse discrimination, sexual and racial harassment. Health and drug testing, work-life balance, presentism, electronic privacy and data protection. Organization of workers in works councils and trade unions, participation in the company"s decisions. Fair treatment in the interview, non-discriminatory rules for recruitment.
