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Consideration for Ethics and Diversity Proposal
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Consideration for Ethics and Diversity Proposal
There are some ethical and diversity considerations, which have emerged in the HRM department. These are important for the strategic HRM planning process and this need to be addressed effectively. I have suggested some recommendations for best practices for dealing with these considerations.
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Write My Essay For MeThe first ethical consideration is the proposal for relocation of Plant C and the second ethical consideration is the HR practice of pre-determining the criteria that will be used for performance evaluation. Both these considerations are important for the HRM planning process because they affect the morale and motivation of employees. Relocation of Plant C will render about 300 persons unemployed in the area leading hardship to many people. I strongly recommend that the relocation should be avoided as the employees and the plant is productive and it supports the current strategic plan. The second ethics issue is that one standard set of criteria places some employees at a disadvantage. This is unethical. I recommend that the supervisors should be given blank evaluation forms and they should be required to sit with the employee to be evaluated before the period and jointly enter the performance criteria. The rationale is that this will bring objectiveness to the performance evaluation system make it ethical and will be a best practice for performance improvement.
The rationale for these actions is that a firm has a responsibility towards all its stakeholders and the relocation of Plant C more than 800 miles away will renders about 300 employees jobless for no fault of theirs. From the deontological ethical perspective, the management of our firm has a duty towards its employees and to ensure that the employees retain their jobs. Similarly, from the deontological ethical perspective it…
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