NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PERSONNEL SERVICES

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STANDARDS OF ETHICAL PRACTICES
(Including Standards of Ethical Practices for Temporary Services)

RELATIONS WITH TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES

1. Employees shall be referred to client companies for work only on assignments for which at least verbal authority has been given by the client.
2. Representations to employees about the duties, probable length, hours and salary of temporary assignments shall be in conformance with the best knowledge of the temporary service.
3. Precautions shall be taken against referring temporary employees to any client who is known to engage in illegal, immoral or any questionable business practices.
4. Information about temporary employees shall be used only for the purpose of assigning the employee for temporary work. Confidential information shall be treated accordingly.
5. A temporary employee shall be aware of charges, if any, before being permitted to incur any obligation for services rendered.
6. No temporary employee shall be referred to any client where a strike or lockout exists (according to the best knowledge of the temporary help service) without being notified of such condition.
7. Financial and legal responsibilities as an employer to temporary help employees shall be met in a timely manner.

RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS

1. A temporary employee's experience and qualifications shall be stated as accurately and fully as possible, or as requested.
2. A temporary employee shall be referred to the client for temporary work assignment only with the prior verbal or written authorization or the client unless other specific arrangement has been made.
3. Confidential information relating to the business policy of the employer, which is imparted as an aid to the effective fulfillment of the job requirements, shall be treated accordingly.
4. Communications, written or verbal, with clients regarding temporary workers shall represent bonafide temporary employees.

RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONNEL RECRUITING FIRMS

1. An applicant or employer who has a complaint about another consulting firm, should be directed to file the complaint with the Chairperson of the Ethics Committee in his/her state or in care of NAPS headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The firm receiving the complaint should not become involved.
2. The Association provides adequate means for assuring adherence by members to is standards of ethics. To further the effectiveness of these procedures, each member shall be responsible for bringing to the attention of the Association's Ethics Committee (or local counterpart) any violations of these standards. The Ethics Committee shall process any such complaint in accordance with its usual procedure, and, where the facts warrant it, the Ethics Committee shall bring the matter to the attention of the appropriate government authority for its action.
3. A member shall not in the course of advertising, public relations efforts, or any other activity permit the demeaning or criticizing in any manner whatsoever of any other personnel consulting firm.

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