To Study the Ethical Concerns in HR Recruitment Process Within Employment Market in Malaysia

Abstract

The purpose of the study the ethical concerns within the human resource (HR) recruitment process within employment market in Malaysia. The rising competitiveness in the job market in Malaysia had been very significant where the demand for the candidates had been increasing the difficulty in recruiting good talents into the business organization. This had results in further pressure for talent and acquisition department when comes to recruiting talents and skills which triggered to the potential risk into the ethical concerns for the recruitment process. Based on the methodology of the research, the data input had been collected from five HR manager who are currently working in MNC in Malaysia to share the useful insight towards the relevance theme for the highlight using the thematic analysis of qualitative study method. The outcome for the key findings had addressed the major theme highlight including the transparency, fairness and equal opportunity and confidentiality that had posed major concerns and addressed of the unethical suggestion resulting in verifying the actual ethical issues arising within the recruitment process in Malaysia. The study concludes with the significant contribution of the study and addressing the future study to explore the potential best practices to be recommended to overcome the ethical challenges for the recruitment process in Malaysia.