General Ethics

Blog Post 7: General Ethics

Post an ethical code/statement for your career field of interest that has been developed by a professional organization in your field.

Post this code/statement for the following countries: USA, India, China, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, and Israel

Mayo Clinic's Ethical Code:

Mayo’s policy is to prevent unethical or unlawful behavior, to halt such behavior as soon as possible after its discovery, and to discipline employees who violate the standards in the Code. all mayo employees must comply with the Code of Conduct, seek clarification when questions or issues arise through their Compliance office, and assist compliance personnel in investigating any allegations of wrongdoing. mayo’s Code of Conduct cannot cover all circumstances or anticipate every situation. Consequently, employees encountering situations not addressed specifically by this Code should apply the overall philosophy and concepts of this Code to the situation, along with the ethical standards observed by honorable people everywhere. mayo Clinic’s policy is to obey the law. Where the law is permissive, mayo will choose the course of honesty and integrity.  Mayo Clinic Code of Conduct all employees, business partners, and the public must understand that mayo cares how results are obtained, not just that they are obtained. Employees are encouraged to openly discuss issues with management, to record transactions accurately in books and records (including medical records), and to be honest and forthcoming with internal/external auditors. mayo expects honesty in all aspects of every employee’s work — patient care, records, bookkeeping, budget proposals, economic evaluation of projects, etc.

 Ethical Codes:

USA:

Code of Ethics for U.S. Government Service

Adopted July 11, 1958

Resolved by the House of Representatives {the Senate concurring}, That it is the sense of the Congress that the following Code of Ethics should be adhered to by all Government employees, including officeholders.
CODE OF ETHICS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE 
Any person in Government service should: 
1. Put loyalty to the highest moral principals and to country above loyalty to Government persons, party, or department.
2. Uphold the Constitution, laws, and legal regulations of the United States and of all governments therein and never be a party to their evasion.
3. Give a full day's labor for a full day's pay; giving to the performance of his duties his earnest effort and best thought.
4. Seek to find and employ more efficient and economical ways of getting tasks accomplished.
5. Never discriminate unfairly by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, whether for remuneration or not; and never accept for himself or his family, favors or benefits under circumstances which might be construed by reasonable persons as influencing the performance of his governmental duties.
6. Make no private promises of any kind binding upon the duties of office, since a Government employee has no private word which can be binding on public duty.
7. Engage in no business with the Government, either directly or indirectly which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of his governmental duties.
8. Never use any information coming to him confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means for making private profit.
9. Expose corruption wherever discovered.
10. Uphold these principles, ever conscious that public office is a public trust.

http://usgovinfo.about.com/blethics.htm

India:

INDIA: Code of Ethics

(Ed. note: Students taking the police training program in human rights at the Human Rights Centre of the National Law School of India University use this code of ethics as the basis of the oath that they take at the completion of their training.)

AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice.

I WILL keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous and calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided to me in my official capacity will be kept secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty.

I WILL never act officiously or permit my personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favour, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting gratuities.

I RECOGNIZE the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of the police service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession - law enforcement.

(Source: A Training Manual for Police on Human Rights edited by N. R. Madhava Menon and published by the Human Rights Centre of the National Law School of India University, 1997, Bangalore, India. This code - the Professional Code of Ethics promulgated by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in 1957 - is reproduced from Leonard and Max, Police Organization and Management, Police Science Series, The Foundation Press, 1971, New York.)

Posted on 2001-08-14

China:

** They have adopted a new code of ethics

Thailand:

1. Promote and maintain freedom of expression and news reporting.

2. Provide only accurate news information and arrange to correct those found to be inaccurate.

3. Be polite and honest in discharging function, especially in obtaining documents, photographs and other informative materials useful for news reports.

4. Respect the confidentiality of news sources.

5. Perform duties for the greatest benefit of the public and restrain from seeking self-gain and from being an instrument of any group of people.

6. Refrain from any act that may be damaging to the profession's integrity and image.

Saudi Arabia:

-Focus on religion

Israel:

-practice Jewish Ethics