Many of the ethical issues you will encounter in the workplace are predictable. You will read about some of the most common ones in this lesson. Also, you will read and hear about practical ways to identify your values and give voice to your values when you encounter ethical dilemmas in the workplace. You will read about people issues including discrimination, harassment and conflicts of interest as well as issues pertaining to customer confidence, corporate resources, and whistle blowing.What about novel situations that you may encounter at work? No course or training session can possibly cover all potential ethical issues you may encounter in the workplace. An operating assumption of this lesson is that identifying what you value, thinking about various ethical situations and practicing your responses in advance are effective ways to plan for the unexpected and prepare you to live an ethical professional life.

Also, although the textbook doesn't cover labor-management issues any detail, consider for a moment the ethical dimensions of issues pertaining to Union free strategies, employment at will, and outsourcing. These are fundamental issues that potentially touch most HR Practitioners in one way or another. I would argue that HR Practitioners are well served by spending some time thinking about the ethical dimensions of these issues. Also, the issue of sweatshops can be considered an issue that makes us think about ethics on a global level.