KIS Academics Code of Ethics
Written by Daphne Lim - Updated
KIS Academics will conduct their business honestly and ethically wherever we operate. We will constantly improve the quality of our services and operations and will create a reputation for honesty, fairness, respect, responsibility, integrity, and trust.
We ask Tutors to:
- Avoid representing KIS Academics in any transaction with others with whom there is any outside business relationship
- Avoid using their company contacts to advance their private business or personal interests at the expense of the company, its clients or affiliates
- Give no bribes or other similar remuneration or consideration to any person to attract or influence business activity
- Avoid gifts, gratuities, fees, bonuses or excessive entertainment, in order to attract or influence business activity
- Report all information accurately and honestly, and as otherwise required by applicable reporting requirements
- Seek to avoid exaggerating or disparaging comparisons of the services and competence of their competitors.
- Obey all Equal Employment Opportunity laws and act with respect and responsibility towards others in all of their dealings.
- Agree to disclose unethical, dishonest, fraudulent and illegal behaviour, or the violation of company policies and procedures, directly to management.
- Violation of this Code of Ethics can result in discipline, including possible termination or suspension of contractor agreements.
Drug and Alcohol Use
KIS Academics absolutely prohibits the use of alcohol or non-prescribed drugs while on any KIS Academics or company premises, or while in the home of a client. It also discourages non-work place drug and alcohol abuse. The use, sale or possession of alcohol or non-prescription drugs while on the job, on any KIS Academics or company premises, or in the home of a client will result in immediate termination of the tutor. If any clause of these terms and conditions is held to be legally invalid or unenforceable, the invalid or unenforceable wording shall be deemed to be omitted.
Child Protection
All tutors are required to read, understand and comply with the “KIS Academics Child Protection Policy”.
KIS Academics absolutely prohibits any acts of sexual harassment towards a KIS Academics Customer, including grooming and sexual relations, whether outside or on the tutoring premises.
Child protection is a matter that should be central to the training, awareness and understanding of all tutors. Amongst other things, tutors should apply the following standards:
- Tutoring should be conducted in rooms where there are windows, so that a person outside the room can see into the room, or the door should be open so that the tutoring can be viewed and heard. Furthermore, no child should be disciplined by a tutor in a room with a closed door.
- Tutoring should only take place in a public part of the home with a parent or responsible adult present. Tutoring should never take place in a child’s bedroom. At the end of each session that takes place within a child’s home a responsible adult, who was present in the home throughout the duration of the tutoring, should sign off the session as having been conducted appropriately and in a public space.
You can see more info here on child protection policies on the ATA site: https://ata.edu.au/resources/child-protection/
Other Policies
If you have any other questions, feel free to send a message to #help channel on Slack, or send an email to contact@kisacademics.com
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