Human Resources: Hiring, Firing, Promoting & Disciplining Philip Boyle, Ph.D. Vice President, Mission & 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 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