Ethics In Professional Practice

ETHICS IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
To preserve the integrity of the profession and exploitation of the client, it is necessary for each professional to carry an ethical practice. Typically, the ethical standards in a profession include honesty, integrity, transparency, objectivity, confidentiality, accountability, loyalty, respectfulness and obedience to the legal boundaries of that particular region (Bell & Bryman, 2007). The impact of unethical practices may result in the significant loss for the organisation in term of its decreased reputation in the market and also legal actions against the organisation (Miyazaki & Taylor, 2008). Aside from an organisational impact, an unethical professional may have to face legal actions individually if the

Previously, it might be the price and quality only that decide the standard of a hotel, but in modern practices, it is considered to be the relationship of an organisation working in the hospitality sector with its employees and customers. It is believed that if an organisation employee ethical practice with its employees and customers, it is likely to have long-term benefits and sustained profitability. In the hospitality industry, as the professionals are in a direct contact with clients, and employees, it is highly likely to face an ethical dilemma, either intentionally or unintentionally (Knani, 2014). Thus, the code of conduct and operating procedures must be developed to ensure ethical practices within the

Nevertheless, for human resource functions, it is of particular importance because this department deals with the external people directly. Due to the direct dealing with people, there may be many ethical pitfalls in the practices of human resource that may severely damage the repute of an organisation in terms of its core business and as an employer brand as well. Any unethical practice in this regard may lead towards a legal action against the company that will particularly damage its reputation in the market. Thus, the overall financial structure of the organisation will be affected as repute in the market decides the profitability of the firm. In this regard, the professionals in the human resource must be trained to avoid any unintentional ethical problem and proper code of conduct must be in place (Trezise,