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ETHICS FOR OUR ORGANIZATION 2010
by I. Myers Lavant
OUR CODE OF ETHICS MISSION:
The Code of Ethics for this company will provide
a platform for our management and
employees to follow that will provide the best care and respect of each other
and our clientele, and uphold our company as a
model of fairness, honesty, and responsibility
within the industry.
PATHWAY TO SUCCESS:
This organization will follow these declarations, which will coincide with every ethically, morally, socially, and
legally correct standard in the industry.
Every employee attends a rigorous training session in ethics and will be tested thereafter. Our Code of Ethics is
bound to every employee, including management, as meeting our ethical goals are important to the company.
Members who violate and cannot meet these standards will be terminated. These provisions were drawn in order for this company to operate within the realms of the law.
ACHIEVING ETHICAL GREATNESS:
Each manager will be required to complete two hours of each:
cultural diversity training anti-discrimination training company code of ethics training company handbook training employee evaluation training
Our employees will be required to complete one hour of each:
cultural diversity training company code of ethics training company handbook training
THE REVIEW PROCESS:
Each member, including management, will be subjected to:
a 90-day probationary period upon hire. company training courses including Ethics. reviews every six months. possible mediation upon ethics violation. termination for ethics violations.
Upon satisfactory reviews, members can expect:
Ethics Review Course annually. raises based on review. annual bonuses. recognition via newsletters and awards. possibility of advancement.
RECOGNIZING VIOLATIONS:
Steps to Recognizing Ethical Issues:
Recognizing that an ethical issue has been breached.
Gathering evidence concerning the ethics breach.
Analyzing the evidence impartially using the company Code of Ethics.
Enforcing and making a determination according to the Code of Ethics.
Using the breach to improve the company’s ethics training courses.
Annually reviewing the company Code of Ethics.
TYPICAL ETHICS VIOLATIONS:
18%
18%
14%14%
13%
12%12%
Lying to supervisorsFair treatment of employeesimproper use of company resourcesConflicts of interestStealingLying on reportsSexual harassment
Statistics provided by creatingloyalty.com
CODE OF ETHICS:
This is the Code of Ethics our member are expected to uphold when interacting with the clients:
To conduct business with our clients professionally always. To perform our jobs with the competency the clients
deserve and expect. To earn, value, and maintain a relationship with our clients
based on respect. To earn the trust and patronage of our clients by giving
fair and truthful service. To quickly aid the needs of our clients efficiently. To give the best values to our clients through fair prices
and great service.
CODE OF ETHICS:
This is the Code of Ethics our member are expected to uphold when interacting with other members:
To conduct perform with our co-workers professionally always.
To perform our jobs with the competency, as we may help our company and co-workers thrive.
To earn, value, and maintain a relationship with our co-workers and supervisors based on respect.
To earn the trust of our company and its members by giving being faithful, loyal, and truthful at all times.
To quickly aid the needs of our company and co-workers efficiently.
REPORTING ETHICS VIOLATIONS:
Statistics provided by creatingloyalty.com
Why employees do not report viola-tions
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Thought nothing would be done
Scare of others knowing they reported
Feared management retaliation
Scared to be labeled "Trouble-maker"
REPORTING ETHICS VIOLATIONS:
Steps to reporting ethics violations:
Contact your immediate supervisor.
Call the Company Ethics Hotline.
Send an email to the Company Fraud and Ethics Department.
Contact your local Department of Labor.
Contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
REFERENCES:
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2009). Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination Questions And Answers. Retrieved from January 16th, 2010 from http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html
(2010). The First Time Manager Dilemma, How Do You Gain Respect?. Retrieved on January 14, 2010 from http://askthemanager.com/2008/08/the-first-time-manager-dilemma-how-do-you-gain-respect/
Walker Information. (2010). Creating Loyalty Library. Retrieved February 15, 2010 from http://www.creatingloyalty.com/story.cfm?article_id=165