Corporate ethics have been the focus of increased attention in recent years. Many companies have looked to their HR team to develop a comprehensive ethics policy.
As the new HR manager, I have been asked to develop an ethics policy for Thompson-Pritchett, Inc. After meeting with the CEO, you learn that she would like the policy to cover the following: gifts from vendors, use of confidential information, and conflicts of interest. You take your challenge to an HR networking group where I will share your thoughts on the value of an ethics policy to ensure legal and ethical standards are maintained. What measures do you feel should be taken to ensure the policy is enforced? Do you feel there are issues to be considered with implementing an ethics policy? If so, what are they?
As a second step of this assignment, as a team, develop a sample policy to be presented to the CEO. Come to consensus on the parameters of the policies and a communication plan.