Ethics in HR

Bullying and Corporate Psychopaths at Work

• Clive Boddy • 35% of the US work force has suffered from

corporate bully's• 15% of the work force have witnessed the

bullying at work

Racial Discrimination

2013 Nov. Macy’s to pay $650,000

• Macy’s to pay $650,000 to settle racial profiling claims, which allegedly occurred at its Herald Square store in Manhattan between 2007 and 2013. About 18 customers, from African-American, Latino and other minority communities, had filed complaints stating that the company detained them for no reason.

2000, Coca-Cola agreed to a $192 million

• The largest Settlement ever in racial Discrimination case

• 2200 similarly situated African-American colleagues, alleged they had suffered discrimination in pay, promotions and performance evaluations. They provided statistics showing that the median salary for African American employees was about one-third less than that of whites within the company.

• The Task Force, served as a watchdog for five years and was charged with evaluating Coca-Cola’s compliance with the terms of the settlement agreement.

• The Task Force issued its final report in December 2006, finding that its “mission has been a success” and that the company had “made significant progress.”

Bank Of America To Pay $2.18 Million In Racial Discrimination Case

• About $1.22 million would go to 113 people who were rejected for jobs between 2002 and 2005

• $964,000 to 1,034 people who were rejected in 1993.

• In August, the bank reached a $160 million settlement with hundreds of black Merrill Lynch & Co brokers who alleged racial bias in pay, promotions and how big accounts were allocated.

• On Sept. 6, it reached a $39 million settlement with female brokers who claimed they were paid less than men and deprived of their share of major accounts.

• Can employee refure hazardous work?• Wall marts policy prohibited dating if either one of the

employee in married?• A chemical Company installed Camera’s in Bathroom

and locker room?• Ford Meter Box: – only non-smokers will be hired– Current employees can continue provided they do not smoke

in office hours– Tem. emplyee who later became permanent , tested + for

nicotin after six months , Should she be fire?