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Human Resources: Hiring, Firing, Promoting & Disciplining Philip Boyle, Ph.D. Vice President, Mission & Ethics www.CHE.ORG/ETHICS. Etiquette . Press * 6 to mute; Press # 6 to unmute Keep your phone on mute unless you are dialoging with the presenter Never place phone on hold
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Human Resources: Hiring, Firing, Promoting & Disciplining Philip Boyle, Ph.D. Vice President, Mission & Ethics www.CHE.ORG/ETHICS
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Goal for today’s conversation • Examine human resources as an activity that touches every part of the organization • Agent-principal relationship • Mission substitution • Unclear job description • Organizations choices in the fair treatment of employees
Forms of OE analysis • Rational systems • Formal—examines policies • Natural systems • Informal—examines real practices • Open systems • External systems—examines liability, laws, regulations, etc.
The importance of Human Resources • Primary means to attain mission • Not like other resources • Treating persons not as a means to an end but an end in themselves
Range of Issues • Recruitment, selection, hiring • Posting, testing, interviews, references • Diversity & avoidance of discrimination • Compensation and benefits • Living wage & executive compensation • Employee relations, including grievances, discipline, discharge, and downsizing • Labor relations • Miscommunication, failure to communicate, disagreement, outright conflict, misuse of power • Confidentiality and privacy • Managerial consistency
Jim Farber • Dir of lab @ St. George 2001 • Terminates vendor • Rumors of extramarital affairs begin • Recommended promotion to lab shared with St. Mildred’s • Investigation shows arrest for prostitution • Lawyer advised record was sealed • Employment application: “Have you ever been arrested?”
What are the issues? • Which of the issues are relevant to the organization? • Is there any priority for the organization to address these issues? • If yes, why this priority?
Moral guideposts:Values that should inform? • Dignity • Common Good • Justice as fair treatment of people • Do unto others • Treating people fairly and consistently • Universalizability • Innocent until proven guilty
Burdens-benefits of alternatives • What issues would be identified if your decision faced public scrutiny? • How will the alternative you select influence the organization?
My Baby’s sick • Langley SNF serves Medicaid • Most CNAs are single women with kids • Langley is concerned about residents & CNAs • Gretchen late or misses work 3x a mo • Little boy has asthma • Residents love Gretchen
Conclusions • ERDs • # 2 No second class employees • #7 Providing for living wage and safe and fair working environment • Catholic Social Teaching • Dignity • Common good • Subsidiarity • Participation • Association