Task One $-$Professional and ethical

behaviours

This task requires you to consider the significance of professional and ethical behaviours for a

people practitioner and the values that underpin the people practice profession.

To complete the task, you should provide a written response to each of questions below, making

appropriate use of academic theory and practical examples to expand your response and illustrate

key points.

With reference to typical activities and behaviours, appraise what it means to be a 'people

professional'. $($AC $1\mathrm{.}1)$

Discuss how ethical values underpin the work of a people professional, including two

examples of how ethical values might be applied in a people practice context. $($AC $1\mathrm{.}2)$

Consider the importance of people professionals being able to influence others and ensure

that the 'people practice voice' is heard in an organisation, through informed, clear and

confident communication. $($AC $1\mathrm{.}3)$

For each of the situations below $($a & b$),$ provide an example of an issue that would cause

you to raise the matter to a manager $($or other authority$)-$ and describe how you would do

this.

a$)$ where you consider something to be unethical $($whether or not it is illegal$),$

b$)$ where you believe something contravenes legislation. $($AC $1\mathrm{.}4)$

Discuss two theories or models relating to the human and business benefits of people at

work feeling included, valued, and fairly treated, concluding your discussion with a summary

of your own view of these benefits. $($AC $2\mathrm{.}1)$

Discuss two ways in which a people professional can build inclusivity into a people practice

initiative at the design stage, and two ways of checking inclusivity after a people practice

initiative is implemented. $($AC $2\mathrm{.}2)$

TASK ONE

Your evidence must consist of:

Written responses to each of the $6$ instructions above.

$($Approximately $2250$ words in total, refer to CIPD word count policy$)$