This course examines the role of human resource management in protecting employee rights, promoting ethical workplace practices, and ensuring legal compliance. Learners explore key employment laws, ethical frameworks, and fair procedures for discipline and termination, along with an introduction to labor unions and the fundamentals of labor relations.
Module 1: Ethics and Human Resource Management
Module 2: Employment Laws and Employee Rights
Module 3: Enforcing Workplace Policies and Standards
Module 4: Fair Discipline and Termination Practices
Module 5: Introduction to Labor Unions
Module 6: Fundamentals of Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining
By the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
Explain the relationship between ethics and human resource management
Identify key employment laws that protect employee rights
Apply fair, consistent, and legally compliant procedures for discipline and termination
Recognize HR’s role in enforcing workplace policies and ethical standards
Describe the purpose and function of labor unions
Understand the fundamentals of labor relations and collective bargaining
Certificate of completion
This class is an independent-study course. Students will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.