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.

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