Ethical HRM and IT Industry

What is Ethics in HRM?

 (Anon., n.d.)

‘Ethics is a special branch of philosophy that focuses on the questions related to morality, that is concepts such as good and bad, right and wrong; fairness and righteousness’ (Anon., 2018)

Positive Impacts on an IT Organization 

“Treating employees ethically can garner long-term employee trust and loyalty, which conveys a range of distinct benefits to employers. Loyal employees gain more experience working with their employers, allowing them to master production processes and more fully understand the inner workings of the firm. This can increase employees' productivity and efficiency over time in addition to keeping recruiting and training costs under control.” (Thompson, 2019)

In the IT industry, employee retention is one of the key features of a successful organization. Treating employees in a way that they want to be treated will help to enhance the relationship between the employee and the organization. This will inadvertently improve the productivity of the employee. IT industry is depending on the timely delivery and the product quality, increasing productivity will also increase project success.

“Employees stay longer and produce better results than those disturbed by their employer's shady behavior, according to research done by the Ethics Resource Center. According to these findings, unethical companies have a difficult time retaining workers. A high turnover rate eats up a company's budget and time, both of which impact business success. On an individual level, being an ethical employee enhances your chances of keeping your job.” (Kaput, 2019)

Ethical Issues in HR

Cash and compensation plans

Most of the IT organizations are paying high wages to their employees, to enhance the employee retention most companies are intended to conduct annual salary reviews. Most of the time, these kind of things will end up with ethical issues as employees may dissatisfied with there increments and they tend to believe in top management is getting more incentives that them.

Race, gender and Disability

“In many organizations till recently the employees were differentiated on the basis of their race, gender, origin, and their disability. Not anymore ever since the evolution of laws and a regulatory framework that has standardized employee behaviors towards each other. In good organizations the only differentiating factor is performance!” (Juneja, 2016)

Even though there are some issues which raise due to HR ethics, the ethical behavior of an organization will improve the productivity, efficiency, and profitability. Employees will remain in their position for a long period of time.

Are you satisfied with the ethics in your workplace?

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