Professionalism and ethics go hand in hand, and practitioners’ ability to recognise and resolve ethical dilemmas is fundamental to remaining effective and gaining the trust of key stakeholders. In this section you’ll find information on ethical decision-making as well as perspectives on trust and fairness.
Workplace dilemmas in confidence
Do you have a workplace dilemma or are you facing an ethical challenge? Discuss your dilemmas or pose questions anonymously and receive guidance and support from the CIPD member community.
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Red flags, practical resources and action points for employers looking to foster ethical behaviour in their organisations
Exploring what drives unethical workplace behaviour, providing recommendations to build more ethical workplaces
A review focused on helping practitioners navigate their choices about designing and implementing HR systems and practices
Looks at the nature and incidences of (un)fairness in the workplace and maps the contours of fairness through six core fairness ‘lenses’
Explores employee attitudes to working in the UK healthcare sector, as well as values, trust and culture change to improve patient care in the NHS
Financial sector employees tell us about the cultures in which they work and the efforts being made to restore trust in their industry
We re-examine the issue of trust, why it matters, and what can be done to repair it
Explore the role people professionals play in applying ethical values to organisational practice
Episode 149: We explore how organisations can support ethical behaviour at work through their people management practices, job design and building ethics into the way they do business.
Episode 144: We explore trust and human connection in today's workplaces
Episode 108: Should HR be the conscience of the organisation? In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, this roundtable explores the role HR should play in developing and enforcing business ethics in their organisation.
Episode 61: Levels of trust in organisations, and in the wider society, have fallen dramatically in recent years. This episode explores the extent of this trust crisis and asks what HR can do to build cultures of trust in their business.
Episode 53: In this roundtable discussion Conservative and Lib-Dem MPs explore the Government’s role in driving fairness in the workplace and the implications of the new provisions in the Equality Act.
This course explains the importance of ethical practice. It will help you to develop this key behaviour to achieve positive outcomes in your role
Learn how to align your organisation’s HR function with the strategic objectives of the business
Learn about the benefits of an effective wellbeing programme for your organisation and employees
