The CUPA-HR Code of Ethics requires HR professionals to “act with integrity and accept responsibility for what we say and what we do” (CUPA-HR, 2018). Ethical decisions, however, may be trickier than we think. First, HR professionals are asked to be both fair and compassionate. Sometimes, these two critical demands clash. Second, HR professionals may feel closer to some employees than to others. Proximity tends to change the way we reason about ethical decisions. The presenter will share the results of a study involving more than 1,000 HR professionals, suggest implications of her findings, and offer recommendations.

After attending this session, participants should be able to: -Identify major trends and ethical challenges that organizations need to be aware of in order to effectively operate in today’s challenging environment. -Find ways to effectively work through the ethical dilemmas created by the intersection of technology, globalization and HR practices. -Implement simple tools and techniques to drive improved individual and organizational effectiveness, and -Understand the critical link between ethics and human resources.

(1) 2018 National Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey Results (2) Panel Discussion – Ethics and Organizational Wellbeing (3) Keynote Speaker – Multigenerational communication (4) Workshop - Reinforce training for employees to reach their full potential