Achieving Ethics and Fairness in Hiring: Going Beyond the Law

Authors: Alder, G.; Gilbert, Joseph

Source: Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 68, Number 4, November 2006 , pp. 449-464(16)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Since the passage of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and more recent Federal legislation, managers, regulators, and attorneys have been busy in sorting out the legal meaning of fairness in employment. While ethical managers must follow the law in their hiring practices, they cannot be satisfied with legal compliance. In this article, we first briefly summarize what the law requires in terms of fair hiring practices. We subsequently rely on multiple perspectives to explore the ethical meaning of fairness in hiring. Ethical fairness underlies the law and regulations in this area, but goes beyond them as well. We conclude by demonstrating that ethical hiring practices enable managers to make better hiring decisions.

Keywords: Ethics; Fairness; Personnel Law; Staffing

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-006-9039-z

Affiliations: 1: Email: alders@unlv.nevada.edu

Publication date: 2006-11-01