Professional Ethical Standards And

Practices
Contents
Meaning Of Professional Ethics
Components Of Professional Ethics
Need Of Ethical Professionalism
Standards Of Professional Ethics
Different Professions
Incorporation of ethics in profession
Code of PE
Conclusion




Meaning :
Profession means a type of job requires special
training and that brings a fairly high status, for
example work connected with medicine, law
and education.
Professional ethics is related to any work that a
person does for an occupation and his concern
towards the society. Professional ethics carries
additional moral responsibilities.
Professional ethics are the rules governing the
conduct, transactions and relationships within a
profession and among its publics.
Components of PE
Some professional organisations define their ethical
approach in terms of a number of discrete
components. Typically these includes :
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Need of Ethical Professionalism
Need-Professional ethics are as important as
personal ethics.
Many big well known companies have suffered
many destructive effects because the
management of the company may have lacked
professional ethics. In order to have a successful
business, it is important to run a business
ethically.
"Business ethics, when correctly interpreted,
means standards of behaviour of every individual
in a business, and not necessarily only standards
of the business, as a whole.
Thus, a business or a society that lacks ethical
principles is bound to fail sooner or later.
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Need .
The main components of professional ethics are
respect and honesty. Since all the workers are a
part of the company, they are expected to
represent it ethically.
This is why, for the most part, business people
usually speak of "we" or "us" rather than the more
personal "I". Professional ethics are also usually
known as ethical business practices
Standards Of Professional Ethics
There are many standards of professional ethics . Few
of them are as follows :
Professionalism and integrity of the capital markets
Duties to clients and employers
Investment analysis and recommendations
Conflicts of interest and your responsibilities

Different Professions :
PROFESSION
MEDICAL
JOURNALISM
EDUCATION
SPORTS
GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES
HR
PROFESSION
LAWYERS
Education Profession
Maintain trust in profession.
Respect the uniqueness and diversity of
students.
Act with honesty and integrity.
No misuse of power and position.
Work in collaborative manner with colleagues,
guardian , parents, caretakers.
Maintain professional relationships with
students .
Keep their professional knowledge and
practice updated.
Should not indulge in unethical practices . For
ex : bribes.
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Journalism
Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous
in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.
Test the accuracy of information from all sources
and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error.
Ethical journalists treat sources, subjects and
colleagues as human beings deserving of respect.
Balance a criminal suspects fair trial rights with the
publics right to be informed.
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Journalists should be free of obligation to
any interest other than the publics right to
know.
Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.
Journalists are accountable to their readers,
listeners, viewers and each other.
Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
Medical Profession
In respect of Doctors, Surgeons, Nurses And
Consultants :

Consent
Confidentiality
Protecting children and young people.
Leadership and management for all doctors.
Raising and acting on concerns about patient
safety.
Treatment and care towards the end of life.
Medical Profession
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials hold enormous potential for
benefiting patients, improving therapeutic
regimens and ensuring advancement in medical
practice that is evidence based.
Today, world over, a need has been felt on the
imperative for transparency, accountability and
accessibility in order to re-establish public trust in
clinical trial data.
The mission of the Clinical Trials Registry-India
(CTRI) is to encourage all clinical trials conducted
in India to be prospectively registered.
Euthanasia
Euthanasia (from Greek: "good death") refers to
the practice of intentionally ending a life in order
to relieve pain and suffering. Euthanasia is
understood as "termination of life by a doctor at
the request of a patient.
There are different euthanasia laws in each
country.
Euthanasia is categorized in different ways, which
include voluntary, non-voluntary, or involuntary.
Euthanasia is the most active area of research in
contemporary BIOETHICS .
Government employees
1)Personal
Standards
They shall devote their
time, skills and
energies to their office
both independently and
in cooperation with
other professionals.
They shall abide by
approved professional
practices and
recommended
standards.
2)Responsibility
as Public
Officials
They shall be sensitive
and responsive to the
rights of the public and
its changing needs.
They shall strive to
provide the highest
quality of performance
and counsel.
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3)Conflict of
Interest
They shall not, directly or
indirectly, seek or accept
personal gain which would
influence, or appear to
influence, the conduct of
their official duties.
They shall not use public
property or resources for
personal or political gain.
4) Professional
Integrity-
Relationships
They shall exhibit loyalty
and trust in the affairs and
interests of the
government they serve,
within the confines of this
Code of Ethics.
They shall not knowingly
be a party to or condone
any illegal or improper
activity.
Sports Profession
Respect for others
sportsperson.
No discrimination on the
basis of race, gender and
political opinion.
Prohibition of betting.
Togetherness in the field.
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Fairness in sports.
There is a moral
obligation to abide by
the rules.
Consumption of steroids
and doping should be
prohibited.
HR Professionals
1)
PROFESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Comply with the
law.
Work consistently
within the values
of the profession.
2)
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Commit to
continuous
learning
Contribute to the
body of
knowledge
3) ETHICAL
LEADERSHIP
. Be ethical and
act ethically in
every professional
interaction.
Seek expert
guidance if ever in
doubt about the
ethical propriety
of a situation.
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4) FAIRNESS
AND JUSTICE
Ensure that
everyone has
the opportunity
to develop their
skills and new
competencies.
Treat people
with dignity,
respect
5) CONFLICTS
OF INTEREST
Prioritize your
obligations to
identify
conflicts of
interest or the
appearance
thereof.
When conflicts
arise; you will
disclose them
to relevant
stakeholders.
6)USE OF
INFORMATION
Maintain
current and
accurate HR
information.
Safeguard
restricted or
confidential
information.
Lawyers Professions
Lawyers' ethics are principles and values which, along
with conduct rules and common law, regulate a lawyer's
behaviour. They act as a guide to ensure right conduct in
the daily practice of law.
RULE 1: Citation and Interpretation Offers
definitions for key terms used throughout the Revised
Rules and guidelines for the interpretation of the Rules.
RULE 2: Relationship to Clients Rules and
commentaries on client-related issues such as lawyer
competence, conflicts of interest and confidentiality.
RULE 3: The Practice of Law Rules and
commentaries on issues related to law practices
themselves, such as firm names, advertising,
interprovincial law firms.
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RULE 4: Relationship to the Administration of
Justice Rules and commentaries relating to a
lawyer's responsibilities to the courts, participants
in the legal system and to the overall
administration of justice.
RULE 5: Relationship to Students, Employees,
and Others Rules and commentaries
governing a lawyer's conduct toward students,
employees and others, including areas such as
sexual harassment and discrimination.
RULE 6: Relationship to the Society and Other
Lawyers Rules and commentaries covering
issues such as a lawyer's responsibilities toward
the Law Society, involvement in multi-discipline
practices and public office.

Incorporation of ethics in profession
Through :
Implementation
Internal
regulation
Statutory
Code of ethics
A code of ethics will start by setting out the values that
the code will describe a company's obligation to its
stakeholders.

The code is publicly available and addressed to
anyone with an interest in the company's activities and
the way it does business.

It will include details of how the company plans to
implement its values and vision, as well as guidance to
staff on ethical standards and how to achieve them.

A code of practice is adopted by a profession or by a
governmental or non-governmental organization to
regulate that profession.

A code of practice may be styled as a code of
professional responsibility, which will discuss difficult
issues

Conclusion
Ethics is not only important in personal life
, but also in professional life as it
supplements to the working and
functioning of the professionals.