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Could you please clarify? My understanding is that HR's job is to protect the company, not the employee. If the employee is "helped," it's typically to shield
by jimmydddd 7y ago
Could you please clarify? My understanding is that HR's job is to protect the company, not the employee. If the employee is "helped," it's typically to shield the company from lawsuits. So, acting in the employee's best interest is often aligned with helping the company. But, if the employee's interest is seen as diverging from that of the company, HR will "side" with the company against the employee. Do you disagree?
- michaelt 7y agoLet's say there are several independent reports of an important, senior manager sexually assaulting employees, and the HR manager wants to cover it up. They only need a one or two people able and willing to deliver a cover-up, not the entire department. It could well be 95% of people in the profession would categorically refuse if asked to do so.