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STANDARDS OF ETHICAL PRACTICES
(Including
Standards of Ethical Practices for Temporary Services)
RELATIONS BETWEEN
TEMPORARY SERVICES
- A temporary
employee or client who has a complaint about another temporary service
should be directed to file the complaint with the chairperson of the
Ethics Committee in care of NAPS headquarters. The firm receiving
the complaint should not become involved.
- The association
provides adequate means for assuring adherence by members to its 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 any violations of these standards.
- A member shall
not in the course of advertising, public relations efforts, or in
any other activity permit the demeaning or criticizing in any manner
whatsoever of any other temporary help service.
ADVERTISING
- Positions listed
in newspapers or other media shall be factual and refer to bonafide
openings available at the time that copy is give to these publications.
- All advertising
promotion or announcements regarding certification must conform to
the standards and format of the NAPS Certification Program.
- Positions listed
in newspapers or other media shall be representative of the types
of opening generally available through the temporary service.
SERVICES CHARGES
- No applicant
shall be obligated for a contingency service charge until an offer
and acceptance has been made between employer and applicant.
- Adjustments and
refunds of service charges shall be made promptly in accordance with
the highest ethical standards.
- No client or
employee shall incur a charge unless they have been made aware of
that charge before it is incurred.
GENERAL
- Members shall
cooperate with and permit at any time, complete and thorough investigation
of an alleged violation of ethics or standards that tends to reflect
on the business practices of the individual
service and the association, by the elected officers or duly appointed
committee The National Association of Personnel Services and shall
abide by decisions of the investigative committee.
Note:
These standards of ethical practices are in no way to supersede or replace
the requirements of local ordinances or state and federal laws.
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