Ethics - Professionalism and Governance for Employment Agency

Question: Discuss about theEthics, Professionalism and Governance for Employment Agency. Answer: Introduction An employment agency, Jobs For You has a speciality in short term and casual labour needs. However, recent court cases on unfair employment termination and poor treatment has given the company a run for their money. Although the company sites no guarantee for work, and employee excuses the company continues to face challenges with employee accusations in which workers state point at violation of privacy in employee documentation processes. Workers complain of possible discrimination, insults and mistreatment during the recordings. Stella the recruitment manager has issues with ethical and privacy concerns. She needs to prepare codes that allow for note taking within the legal restrictions. Competent organizations today focus on people with an aim of building strategic industries[1]. Although most companies concentrate on financial tactics, operational strategies engraved in codes of conduct bear much fruit. Employees feel secure working in organizations that enhance job security. The ISO 19600 International codes of management capitalize on the principles of good governance, transparent and sustainable practices for risk reduction. [2]As good employees, workers registered under the Jobs For You employment agencies have duties and responsibilities. ACS Codes of Ethics Among these is honesty, competence and professionalism which are codes engraved within the ACS Code of Ethics. These influence all members across different industries, areas of expertise and roles. According to the ACS professional ethical guides, failure to abide by the laws could lead to negligence hence disciplinary action. [3] Stella needs to advice the company on the importance of public trust hence the honesty code, which states Circumstances will undoubtedly arise during the course of your professional career where it may appear to be beneficial for you to be deceptive in some way[4]This is important when making recordings because it ensures that the company does not provide misleading information and differentiates between professional and personal opinion. On competence, the law allows the company to avoid misrepresentation of skills and knowledge[5].This means stakeholders should have accurate knowledge of the legislation, responsibility and professional expertise. Competent employees use this value to offer relevant services in line with the proprietary interests. Professionalism when dealing with information tools and devices also points out the need to take appropriate action against members who engage in behaviours contrary to the code[6]Jobs For You has the mandate to promote professional activities in its communication and ICT units. This means Stella as the recruitment manager ensures that the hiring and firing activities do not attempt to influence any person[7]nor take action that could lead to a breach of the law. The Australian legislation allows the agency to terminate employment at any time.[8] This is ideal for this case where employment is on short-term basis. Employees who have major complains have access to the 2009 Fair work Act which defines unfairness in the dismissal process[9] Bibliography Legislation Australian Government, Australian Public Service Commission, Section 29 (1), Public Service Act 1999 ISO 19600, International Standard for Compliance Management, EY, 2014. file:///C:/Users/BAT/Downloads/2136781_1591653522_ISOStandards.pdf ACS Code of Professional Conduct, Professional Standards Board, Australian Computer Society, 2014, https://www.acs.org.au/content/dam/acs/rules-and-regulations/Code-of-Professional-Conduct_v2.1.pdf Fair Work Act, 2009 https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00323 Other References Herb, Keller, A culture of commitment, Leader to Leader, 4, 1997, file:///C:/Users/BAT/Downloads/2136667_214210235_ACultureofCommitment.pdf