Green Branch Coffee recently experienced an ethical violation because some unscrupulous employees leaked customer information on a social media Web site. The Director of Human Resources at Green Branch Coffee has asked you to prepare an executive report that reviews the role of ethics in the HR profession. This report will be shared with the VP of HR. You realize this is an important project and begin by researching the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Code of Ethics (linked above) for HR professionals.
Review the SHRM Code of Ethics, and prepare a 500-word executive report that answers the following questions:
The Director of Human Resources at Green Branch Coffee was impressed with the first part of your executive report on ethics in the HR profession. She would like you to create a policy for employee use of technology because new sources of social media and more advanced electronic devices are regularly being introduced into the market. The newly designed policy will be part of a revision of the Employee Policy Manual. Green Branch Coffee wants to prevent another leak of customer data, and all locations will be closed for an entire day to train team members on the policy in an attempt to demonstrate Green Branch‘s commitment to fairness and justice.
Revise Part 1 of the Key Assignment based on your instructor’s feedback, and add an additional 500 words to the executive report creating an Employee Use of Technology Policy that addresses the following:
Refraining from workplace commentary on socialmedia
What can be shared and what cannot be shared on socialmedia
Harassment
Customer privacy and IT security
Answer preview
According to the SHRM Code of Ethics, HR professionals should add value to the company in which they work and promote the company’s ethical standards (shrm.org, 2007). To achieve this, they should take the following responsibilities. First, they should always comply with the ethical standards and behaviors set by the organization. Second, HR professionals should understand and follow the law. That is, they should protect themselves from engaging in actions that might violate the law governing business operations. Third, they should strive to achieve the goals of the organization. Fourth, HR professionals should ensure that they are the best in terms of social responsibility, performance, and service provision.
Fairness and justice intend to promote an inclusive environment where everyone has a chance to be productive in the organization. Therefore, in the HR profession, fairness and justice
