Ethics Officer!

What does it mean to be a companies Ethics Officer?  Did the company just promote someone into that position just to fill that position, or was the person actually qualified?  What qualifications does it take to be an Ethics Officer?

Seems there are a lot of questions that can be posed about an Ethics Officer!  Does the company you work for have an Ethics Officer?  Are you an Ethics Officer?  Is there an actual job description of an Ethics Officer?

Here is something from www.wisegeek.com:

An ethics officer is someone who aligns the practices of a workplace with the stated ethicsand beliefs of that workplace, holding people accountable to ethical standards. Ethics officers are an increasingly common sight in the business community, and they can also be found at colleges and universities, where ethical conduct is often an issue of grave concern for students and staff. Special qualifications are not required to act as an ethics officer, although people in this position generally tend to have excellent ethics.

Ethics officers perform a number of important tasks. They can help their employers develop codes of ethics so that a clear standard is created, and they also establish clear consequences for violations of these codes, so that everyone at a company understands that he or she will be held ethically accountable. Ethics officers may also enforce ethical codes, and make adjustments to the code as needed.

Someone who works as an ethics officer usually looks at the letter of the law when formulating policy, in addition to the industry standard. The law may provide a surprising amount of ethical wiggleroom, which means that it is up to individuals to do the right things, and sometimes industries as a whole may collectively come to ethical agreements. For example, it is not illegal to cheat on exams, but colleges and universities usually have policies in place which are designed to prevent cheating because they feel that it is unethical

Here is another link you might want to check out! Does your organization need an Ethics Officer

Bottom line question would be Is your Ethics Officer Ethical?

Jeff

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