3CO03 Core behaviours for people professionals This unit introduces the core behaviours for people professionals, focusing on ethical practice to create value. It considers how certain ways of thinking and acting should be universally consistent, even in new and challenging situations, to promote a sense of wellbeing and inclusivity in the organisation. CIPD’s insight Ethical practice and the role of people professionals (April 2022) Explore the role people professionals play in applying ethical values to organisational practice. Scandals involving workplace harassment and poor treatment of workers have highlighted what can happen when ethics aren’t integral to the way organisations operate. With unique access to staff throughout their careers, as well as opportunities to influence an organisation’s strategy and the way it manages its workforce, people professionals are uniquely placed to support embedding principled decision-making into daily practice. Ethics are at the heart of professionalism. To create cultures of transparency and trust, practitioners should demonstrate strong standards of integrity when advising business leaders. This factsheet explores what ethical practice means and why it matters in an organisational context. It outlines the trade-offs involved in upholding ethical values and the challenges faced by people professionals. Finally, it looks at the profession’s role in creating ethical organisational cultures. https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/culture/ethics/role-hr-factsheet Ethics at work; an employer’s guide Red flags, practical resources and action points for employers looking to foster ethical behaviour in their organisation. Ethical values provide the moral compass by which we live our lives and make decisions: ‘doing the right thing’ because it’s the right thing to do. However, there are several reasons why unethical behaviour continues to happen in the workplace, from individual actions and choice to industry-wide indiscretions and compromising decisions. https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/culture/ethics/ethics-work-guide Please note that the purpose of this insight is to link you to CIPD’s research and evidence within the subject area, so that you can engage with the latest thinking. It is not provided to replace the study required as part of the learning or as formative assessment material. Preparation for the Task:  At the start of your assignment, you are encouraged to plan your assessment work with your Assessor and where appropriate agree milestones so that they can help you monitor your progress.  Refer to the indicative content in the unit to guide and support your evidence.  Pay attention to how your evidence is presented.  Make sure that the evidence generated for this assessment remains your own work. You will also benefit from:  Completing and acting on formative feedback from your Assessor.  Reflecting on your own experiences of learning opportunities and continuing professional development.  Reading the CIPD Insight, Fact Sheets and related online material on these topics. Task One – Ethical practice paper You are currently studying for your CIPD qualification at a local study centre. Your study group has been asked to provide information about the role of a People Practice Professional, for a careers platform, and you and your fellow learners have decided to each write about a different aspect of the role. For your contribution, you have decided to write about ethics and how a people practice professional would demonstrate and promote ethical practice at work. Having discussed this idea with your tutor you have agreed to write a short paper, covering all 4 points below.  Explain what is meant by ‘ethical principles’ and ‘professional values’, and how these might inform the way people approach their work. (AC 1.1)  Identify a piece of legislation and a Code of Practice that support ethical and professional practice, with examples of how a people professional would conform to these. (AC 1.2)  Describe how a people professional would demonstrate respectful and inclusive working in relation to: (AC 2.1)  contributing views and opinions  clarifying problems or issues  working effectively as part of a team  Summarise different ways a people professional would stay up-to-date with people practice and world of work issues and developments, highlighting 2 ways in particular, that you have personally found effective. (AC 2.2) Task One – Ethical practice paper Explain ethical principles and professional values including how these can inform approaches to work. (AC1.1) If you use secondary sources you should include your short references in the narrative here. Wordcount: Approximately 300 words. Type here… Specify ways in which you conform consistently with relevant regulation and law within the context of ethics and professional practice. (AC 1.2) If you use secondary sources you should include your short references in the narrative here. Wordcount: Approximately 300 words. Type here… Summarise ways of demonstrating respectful and inclusive working, in relation to (AC2.1):  contributing your views and opinions  clarifying problems or issues  working effectively as part of a team If you use secondary sources you should include your short references in the narrative here. Wordcount: Approximately 300 words. Type here… Recommend ways in which you can show inquisitiveness about issues and developments in the people profession and the wider world of work. (AC 2.2) If you use secondary sources you should include your short references in the narrative here. Wordcount: Approximately 300 words. Type here… Task Two – Professional Development Record A crucial aspect of being a People Practice professional is staying up to date with issues and developments and ensuring professional currency by regularly upgrading knowledge and skills. This task is about how you, personally, do this. The task requires you to provide a record of how you have maintained and upgraded your own knowledge and skills, along with your reflections on how effective this has been. Your ‘record’ can be presented as a simple written account or as a formal CPD Record and should cover at least 3 activities undertaken within the last year. (AC 2.3) To complete the task, provide a written account/CPD Record, in which you:  Describe (at least 3) activities you have undertaken to develop your knowledge, skills, and experience over the last year. Activities may be, for example, formal development activities such as planned learning events or programmes, informal activities such as researching online or reading a book, work-based activities such as participating in a particular work project or simply putting yourself in a work role or position that you knew would stretch and develop you. The activities may have been in response to an identified performance issue or problem or may reflect a new area of interest for you. Your record should explain the reasons for your choice of activity as well as what the activity involved. (This is the WHY and the WHAT of your CPD Record.)  Reflect on the outcomes of each activity and their impact on your practice. For example: did you gain a greater understanding of, or more knowledge about, something and if so, how has that actually impacted your behaviour? How are you, or is your performance, different because of the learning undertaken? Was the activity worth doing in terms of its impact on your behaviour or performance? Did the activity make you aware of, or maybe generate, other development needs? What conclusions did you draw from this for further activities? (This is the SO WHAT! of your CPD Record.) Your evidence must consist of:  A written account/CPD Record covering at least 3 activities, (ie descriptions of 3 activities, with related reflections on impact for each activity), undertaken over the last year. (Approximately 800 words, refer to CIPD work count policy)  IMPORTANT NOTE: At Foundation Level you must provide a reference where you have drawn from a secondary source; Harvard referencing is preferable  Upload the completed Learner Assessment brief, with both tasks completed, through the Assignments option in the Oakwood Learner HUB Task Two – Professional Development Record Demonstrate proactive approaches to developing, recording and reflecting on your professional knowledge, skills and experiences. (AC 2.3) If you use secondary sources you should include your short references in the narrative here.Wordcount: Approximately 800 words. Type here… References Please provide your full long reference list here if you have used secondary sources. The Harvard method is preferable. Assessment Criteria Evidence Checklist You may find the following checklist helpful to make sure that you have included the required evidence to meet the task. This is not a mandatory requirement as long as it is clear in your submission where the assessment criteria have been met. Task 1 – Ethical practice paper Assessment criteria Evidenced Y/N Evidence reference 1.1 Explain ethical principles and professional values including how these can inform approaches to work. 1.2 Specify ways in which you conform consistently with relevant regulation and law within the context of ethics and professional practice. 2.1 Summarise ways of demonstrating respectful and inclusive working, in relation to:  contributing your views and opinions  clarifying problems or issues  working effectively as part of a team. 2.2 Recommend ways in which you can show inquisitiveness about issues and developments in the people profession and the wider world of work. Task 2 – Professional Development Record Assessment criteria Evidenced Y/N Evidence reference 2.3 Demonstrate proactive approaches to developing, recording and reflecting on your professional knowledge, skills and experiences.