• Professional values encompass the ability of an individual to exhibit special skills, knowledge, and behaviour (CIPD. 2020). A professional is a person who has special skills and knowledge in a certain field. According to the CIPD professional map, professional principles entail adhering to basic tenets such as core values, core behaviour, core knowledge, and specialist knowledge (CIPD, 2020). As such, professional principles do not only relate to the skills and knowledge but also the ability of a person to exhibit appropriate behaviour. The following are elements that define professional values:      

• Core values: This entails the feeling of common purpose and industry standards guiding every professional in a certain field. These are essential to ensure that the organisation and department maintain a collective identity.

•  Core knowledge: A professional ought to know key aspects of the field of interest. For instance, A HR needs to know about, Culture and behaviour, business acumen, and Analytics among others. These helpdeliver services efficiently, create value, and digital working.      

• Core behaviour: This describes what it takes to be a successful HR professional in today’s unpredictable workplace. 

• Specialist knowledge- An HR professional may choose one of the speciality areas such as employee relations, learning and development, people analytics, resourcing, reward, and talent management (CIPD. 2020).

Identify a piece of legislation and a Code of Practice that support ethical and professional practice, with examples of howa people professionalwould conform to these. (AC 1.2)

The Equality Act of 2010 and the code of ethics are examples of two pieces that support ethical and professional practice.

Equality Act of 2010

The Equality Act of 2010 plays a role in promoting people’s practice by acting to prohibit

discrimination. It strengthened protection in particular circumstances and made the legislation more easily understandable by consolidating earlier anti-discrimination statutes into a single Act (Wadham et al., 2010). It outlines the various ways that treating someone improperly is prohibited. 

The law provides: The fundamental safeguards against direct and indirect victimisation, harassment, and discrimination in employment, education, organisations, and Transportation·       

• Eliminating the need for medical supervision from the notion of gender reassignment     

• Protecting those who are subjected to discrimination because they are thought to possess a protected feature or are connected to someone who does     

• A definition of indirect discrimination that applies uniformly to all protected characteristics, a clearer protection for nursing mothers, and a harmonisation of the rules permitting voluntarily positive action (Wadham et al., 2010).
• People professionals conform to the Equality Act by ensuring that they do not discriminate against employees during recruitment, development, promotions, and other undertakings relating to HR (Wadham et al., 2010).

Code of Ethics

A company’s or organisation’s code of ethics and professional conduct lays forth the moral standards that direct actions and choices. They include basic guidelines for how staff members should act as well as detailed instructions for managing problems including arassment, safety, and conflict of interest (Alizadeh et al., 2020). A broad code of ethics gives staff members or members a basic sense of the kinds of actions and choices permitted and encouraged at a company or organisation (Alizadeh et al., 2020). In addition to the code of ethics, the organisation could also define the code, which specifies how employees should act in certain situations. People professionals could conform to the code of ethics and code of conduct by developing policies that govern their conduct. In addition, the organisation can also outline the consequences of failing to adhere to such ethics (Alizadeh et al., 2020).

Describe how a people professional would demonstrate respectful and inclusive working in relation to: contributing views and opinions, clarifying problems or issues, working effectively as part of a team (AC 2.1)

Contributing views and opinions

To contribute my views and opinions, it is important first to show respect to others. Respect is the attitude of admiration for someone’s qualities or characteristics, but it may also be the behavior of treating someone with respect and decency. According to Werner (2022), respect can be demonstrated by paying attention to others and valuing inclusion. By inclusion- this means being accommodative to all people regardless their cultural backgrounds, race, colour, social status, and ethnicity. It is also important to be specific as possible to be clearly understood (Werner, 2022)

Working effectively as part of a team

To be able to work effectively as part of the team, one needs to work towards establishing the relationship with the team. In addition, it is imperative to value communication with the other members.  Indeed, it also requires actively listen to others, by giving people time to express their thoughts while paying close attention to what they have to say enhances respect. A appier and healthier atmosphere within the team may result from this. It is also requires recognizing others’ efforts knowing that just as one should pay attention to what others have to say and value their contributions, it’s crucial to appreciate the talents and successes of the team members (Werner, 2022).

Clarifying problems or issues

According to DeCenzo et al.(2016) clarifying a problem requires a deeper understanding of the issue. To understand the problem, the first aspect is to know how it came to attention and the manner in which it was described. Then it is imperative to explore what was the consequences of framing the issue as done. The subsequent aspect is todetermine how big the problem and finally the cause of the problem.

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)

HR professionals need to show great interest in development in people profession due to the increased demand for better competence. The HR professional is dynamic and continues to evolve and there is need to understand better ways of improving the productivity of the workers for the sake of stakeholders.

There are two approaches that I have found to be effective in staying up to date with people’s practice reviewing the sources of human resources and seeking mentorship. There are two formal ways of improving skills and knowledge by HR professionals

1. Attending training, workshops, and seminars: an organization can organize seminars and workshops, which are tailored to the needs of the organization’s employees.
2. Short courses: there are numerous online courses that are offered on different platforms such as udemy, Linked in, CourseEra etc.
3. Reviewing sources of human resource: The following could be a source of information that relates to people professionals:
4. Society for Human Resource Management Services: I have signed up to get legislative updates from the Society for Human Resource Management. To obtain them, one must unquestionably become a member. 
5. Professional associations: depending on my field of specialised interests, job title, and work description, I have joined various professional associations.
6. Subscribe to Publications from Relevant Government Departments: I subscribe to email updates from both the Department of Labour and the directorate of Labour law. Every directorate has a comparable institution that handles Omani labour and state-specific laws and regulations.

 To be up to date, I undertake short courses online. I also attend numerous seminars and trainings that are offered in our organization. I am planning to further my education in human resources to get more skills. Finally, I also seek mentorship from my seniors. These approaches are appropriate as they provide me with convenience of continuing with work while also working. Seminars and workshops that are facilitated in the organization are effective as they are tailored towards our needs as employees. 

Mentorship

The connections you build with individuals count, just like they do in any job. I receive mentoring and information on new trends when I’m with the right people. My career progress is aided when I surround myself with knowledgeable mentors and seasoned colleagues. I also think about looking for job-shadowing opportunities so I may network with more people in my field of interest. I search for mentors that I can look up to, respect, and feel at ease asking for help from. To locate new contacts, I also proactively check websites like LinkedIn or entoring-specific services like Mentor Selector. By surrounding myself with the proper people, I can better define my professional path and nurture my industry enthusiasm.