Values and ethics in the day-to-day functioning of the public service of Canada

Article Abstract:

The role of organizational values and ethics in the Canadian public service sector is discussed based on an initiative for the development of ethics and values in day-to-day functioning. In May 1997, the Ethics and Values Initiative was created at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to aid employees reconcile personal values and organizational values where there is conflict or when these values are indistinguishable. The procedure for and outcomes of the CIC Initiative as well as some suggestions for developing organizational values and ethics are presented.

Models, Canada, Services, Civil service ethics

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AIDS, ethics and health insurance

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Health insurance companies are not morally obliged to offer insurance policies to AIDS or HIV-positive patients. If the insurance firms enroll all high risk patients without screening, their expenditure will increase, resulting in an increase in the amount of premium. Insurance firms have the ethical right to discriminate among high risk groups. Providing adequate health care to AIDS patients is necessary, but as their numbers are increasing day by day, it should be the social obligation of the government to make provision for them.

Ethical aspects, AIDS (Disease), Insurance, Medical ethics

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Ethics in the American workplace

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In 'strong' affirmative action programs, preference is given to minorities in determining a person's access to different positions, while 'weak' affirmative action plans require employers to document workforce composition in regard to protected classes in nine occupational categories. Some analysts criticize strong affirmative action as being psychologically counter-productive for black Americans. Others, however, believe that affirmative action arises out of a recogition of responsibilities related to 'interconnectedness.'

Analysis, Affirmative action

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