Assignment 2: Required Assignment 1—Ethical and Legal Issues
HR ethics are important to organizations as they can have
legal and moral implications. In this assignment, you will develop a plan to
resolve some of the ethical and legal issues involved in a merger. Use the
Argosy University online library and textbooks to read about ethical and legal
issues.
Consider the following scenario:
As part of the employment contracts, employees have certain
rights. For example, employees have the right to not be coerced into situations
against their will. They expect to be able to access the information, which
affects their job, company, and career. Such work situations can increase
stress, lower self-esteem and productivity, cause loss of trust, and decrease
efficiency.
Good employees who are looking for a more secure work
environment may resign and take valuable tacit knowledge and talent with them.
It is the responsibility of HR management to create an ethical work environment
before, during, and after the merger.
Instructions:
As a strategic HR Director, you have been asked to identify
ethical and legal issues involved in a merger and develop a plan to resolve
these issues. Your plan should address the following:
- Identify
specific legal and ethical issues that should be considered before,
during, and after the merger. - Develop an
implementation plan for managing the potential legal and ethical concerns
for the merger. - Explain how the
proposed plan would help managers establish an ethical work environment. - Develop a plan
for how to resolve ethical and legal issues.
Write a five-to-six-page plan in Word format. Apply APA
standards to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:
LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.
By Wednesday, October 21, 2015, deliver your
assignment to the M3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
