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8/10/2019 Codes of Ethics and Employee Rights
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Codes of Ethics
&
Professional
Employee Rights
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CODE OF ETHICS OR CODE OF CONDUCT ?
They are often used interchangeably.
Actually, code of ethics are broader while the
later is more specific to person or company.
Codes of conduct are: guidelines for specific
groups of professionals to help them toperform their roles safeguarding professional
ethics.
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- 1803 FIRST CODE OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS : (MEDICAL ETHICS)
- 1852 ASCE(AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS)
- 1880 ASME(AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)
- 1884 AIEE(AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS)
ALL THESE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SOCIETIES HAD
CODES OF ETHICS
HISTORY OF CODES OF ETHICS
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SCOPE
1- Integrity.
2- Competence.
3- Individual Responsibilities.
4- Professional Responsibilities.5- Human Concerns.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE CODE OF
ETHICS
To establish professional standards that willprotect and enhance the concept, the image,the credibility and the sustainability of
Engineering. Social and environmental commitment.
Establish and maintain standards for theEngineering industry.
Quality of service. Fair competition.
Quality of information.
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WHY IS THE CODE OF ETHICS IMPORTANT TO
ENGINEERS
It is a SYMBOLE of Professionalism.
A BASIC qualifying requirement.
An EDGE in competition.
Ultimate BENEFIT of the profession.
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Adhering to the Code of Ethics, theengineering profession will benefit in
promoting its reputation, credibility
and respect. The result: theengineering profession will maintain
its attractiveness as a rewarding and
respectable profession.
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LIMITATIONS
1- Code of ethics documents are broadguidelines and have element of vagueness(Health, Safety, Welfare).
2- Conflict in various codes. This will result inmoral dilemmas. (debatable)
3- They cannot serve as ultimate or final moral
authority for professional conduct.
4- The proliferation of codes of ethics fordifferent branches of engineering gives a feeling
that ethical codes are relative.
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MAJOR PROFESIONAL ENGINEERING BODIES IN MALAYSIA
The three major Professional Engineering bodies to which engineers may
be affiliated are:
1. The Board of Engineers (BEM),which is a statutory body governed by
the Engineers Act 1967 and with which an Engineer must registered
before he/she can be employed or practice as an Engineer.
2. The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM).which is a learned society
registered under the Societys Act. Membership is voluntary but the
professional standards set by IEM for membership are accepted by BEM
as qualifications for registration as a Professional Engineer (PE). Most PE
are IEM members.
3. The Association of Consulting Engineers, Malaysia (ACEM),is a non-profit organization comprising of Consulting Engineers. Its objective is to
promote the interest of Consulting Engineering as a profession.
All the three bodies have their own Code of Ethics designed too suit their
specific requirement according to the objectives of each body constituted.
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CODES OF ETHICS & CONDUCT
Codesof
Ethics &Conduct
IEM
IEEE
ASMENSPE
BEM
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IEM= Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
BEM= Board of Engineers, Malaysia
IEEE= Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ASME= American Society of Mechanical Engineers
NSPE= National Society of Professional Engineers
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IEEE
IEEE, pronounced "Eye-triple-E," stands for the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The association is
chartered under this name and it is the full legal name.
IEEE, an association dedicated to advancing innovation andtechnological excellence for the benefit of humanity, is the
worlds largest technical professional society. It is
designed to serve professionals involved in all aspects of
the electrical, electronic and computing fields andrelated areas of science and technology that underlie
modern civilization.
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Professional
Employee Rights
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RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Both employees and employers have legal
rights.
An employers rights are the employees
responsibilities (and vice versa). Some legal rights are statutory. This means
everyone has them.
Some legal rights are contractual. These are
rights stated in the contract of employment.
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENGINEERS
Internal responsibilities:1- Collegiality (cooperation with respect,commitment and connectedness).
2- Loyalty.
3- Respect for authority.
4- Collective bargaining:
A- Attack problems not people.
B- Build trust.C- Start with discussion and analysis of
interests, concerns, needs not solutions.
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EXTERNAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1- Confidentiality.
2- Reporting.
3- Occupational crimes.
4- Conflict of Interests due to: Financial
investment, Insider trading, Bribes, Gifts, Kick-
backs.
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RIGHTS OF ENGINEERS
Rights of conscience.
Institutional recognition of moral rights.
Privacy. Whistleblowing.
Non discrimination.
No harassment.
No preferential treatment.
Intellectual property. The employer keeping to the contract of employment
Working in a healthy and safe environment
Being appropriately trained
Joining a trade union or staff association
Being allowed access to own personal employee record. Rights against exploitation.
Freedom to choose outside activities.
Free speech.
Freedom of religion.