This is your HR news flash for the week of January fourth, 2021, your briefing on talent management and the world of work from HRCI. Ethics is part of the core HR practices when managing daily employee interactions and organizational goals. Ethics seeks to resolve questions of human morality by defining concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime. What is the HRCI Code of Ethics? HRCI’s code of ethics emphasizes the professional embodiment of HR responsibility, professional development, ethical leadership & advocacy, fairness & justice, and conflicts of interest. Ethics and Recertification Requirements - Effective January 1, 2021.