Ethical Issues Faced by Human Resource There are some ethical issues in human resources Employment Issues Cash and Incentive Plans Privacy Employees Discrimination Performance Appraisal Safety and Health Restructuring and layoffs 1 . Employment Issues: HR professionals are likely to face maximum ethical dilemmas in the areas of hiring of employees. M ajor challenges in this area are: a. Pressure to hire a friend or relative of a highly placed executive. b. Faked credentials submitted by a job applicant. c. Discovery that an employee who has been with the organisati...