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Code of conduct - giving presents to 'professionals'
Started by ~mimo~ , Nov 13 2012 07:24 PM
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:24 PM
Just be aware, in most workplaces (incl schools), there is a code of conduct which states that people are not to accept gifts over a certain value.
Though, I have never seen anything knocked back, just be aware.
Even if you think, "Oh, it's only a $5 scratchie", potentially it could be worth $1000 or more!
Disclaimer: I have no reason to mention this, just wanted to make people aware.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:27 PM
I would of thought most professionals would be aware of this.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:29 PM
Yes, professionals would be. But not necessarily parents.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:29 PM
I thought you were going to mention that giving a sex toy to the kids teacher is not a good idea.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:29 PM
QUOTE (Kafkaesque @ 13/11/2012, 07:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would of thought most professionals would be aware of this.
Yes but the gift giver may not be.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:31 PM
Is this topic a fluff or serious?
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:33 PM
So what is the certain value? I am (was) a teacher and never heard anything about it. When I went on materity leave, all the mums from my grade put in and bought me a bouncer as a gift. Would this be over the 'certain' amount?
Seems a bit arbitrary to me...?
Edited by Phoenix Blue, 13 November 2012 - 07:34 PM.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:35 PM
QUOTE (Phoenix Blue @ 13/11/2012, 08:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
So what is the certain value? I am (was) a teacher and never heard anything about it. When I went on materity leave, all the mums from my grade put in and bought me a bouncer as a gift. Would this be over the 'certain' amount?
Seems a bit arbitrary to me...?
Every workplace is different.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:36 PM
Theoretically I needed to register any gift given by me or to me between DH and I as when I was working I was working at a company which was his firm's client. DH theoretically needed to do the same.
It got complicated as as his spouse I was not allowed to hold shares in the company I worked for, but as an employee I would receive up to $1k of shares each year which were held in trust for 3 yrs. so has to get special exemption from both companies to hold in trust and then also needed permission from both companies to sell the shares. Problem one time was DH's company required me to sell shares immediately, but my company had trading blackout for people I my area. Which firm rules to follow? LOL
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:40 PM
FYI, In NSW the DET says the value limit is $50.
In the ACT it is defined as 'nominal' and the amount of $30 is quoted.
I can't find any documentation for the other states, but it's acceptable to receive a gift of 'nominal value'. I can't see nominal being more than $50.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:41 PM
Why do you want to make people aware OP?
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:43 PM
Yay I can keep my sh*tty coffee cup with logo. I wish I got a scratchie. Worst job related Christmas present anyone?
I'm not a "professional" just a sh*t kicker.
Edited by Drowningnotwaving, 13 November 2012 - 07:48 PM.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:43 PM
No issues for SA teachers.
Though it must be clear that the gift is part of a normal, acceptable, symbolic situation (christmas, birthday, birth of baby, marriage...)
Or as a thankyou for something
Or a monetary contribution/donation to the school
Though, it must be clear that in no way could it be seen as a bribe.
The actual amount is irrelevant (so, a $2 scratchie that results in a $1000 win is fine)
DECD also recommends setting up some kind of receipt register if a huge number of gifts are received throughout the year - just to record what the gift was in response to
ETA: link to info for SA
Edited by **Mel**, 13 November 2012 - 07:45 PM.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:47 PM
Is this the case for WA teachers? In my kindy class I got a note to ask to contribute to a coffee machine thingy for the kindy teachers, and it did cross my mind if this was ideal, as I know in my prev occupation of govt, we had to declare everything?
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:53 PM
QUOTE (Poet in New York @ 13/11/2012, 08:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It could only be seen as a bribe if you gave it at the start of the school year, not at the end.
No, this doesn't work. It can be seen as "payment" for some form of service already received eg good marks.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:54 PM
Jembo, yes it is in place in WA. I think the amount is described as 'nominal'. I can't recall the details. If it is a gift that is to be used at the school and shared amongst staff them it could be considered a donation to the school.
Edited by Jemstar, 13 November 2012 - 07:55 PM.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 07:55 PM
In Qld Education the amount is $150, however it doesn't mean you can't get a gift over this amount, just that it must be declared to the Principal. As long as there is no conflict of interest then often the gift can be kept.
It's pretty rare to get one gift over that value anyway.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 08:00 PM
As a social worker, I'm not *allowed* to accept any gift. I have only received several small, handmade gifts over the years from clients, which I have accepted.
Its more about the nature of the relationship and boundaries as far as I'm aware.
I do know a situation where a colleague once found flowers at her work, a 'thank you' from a grateful parolee. She was glad she didn't accept them... it could have complicated matters when she applied to have his parole revoked a short time later, lol...
Posted 13 November 2012 - 08:03 PM
Yes, NSW DEC it is a $50 limit.
This part of the Code of Conduct has been mentioned and enforced many times at every school I've ever worked at.
It is highlighted to parents too so rarely is a gift given that is over $50 ie. movie gift cards for $50, perfume that is approx. $50 etc.
Once someone received some appliance (can't recall what it was but equivalent to a coffee machine) and it had to stay at school for the staffroom, couldn't be taken home by the individual teacher.
Gifts over $50 to be declared to the principal.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 08:04 PM
Jembo see below.
WA policy
Posted 13 November 2012 - 09:59 PM
Thanks for that. The idea I believe is to give to the kindy teacher (not the general staff). They will figure it out eventually I am sure. I wasn't contributing as I am one of those nutso parents who would rather my children made a nice thank you card for their teacher than me put in $5 for a coffee machine that will probably end up in general staff room cause it cant be given to kindy teacher.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 03:22 PM
As a nurse, we are not supposed to accept any form of gift.
Unless you can eat it, then it's game on.
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After 13 years of trying to make it at the Eaton Centre, Sears Canada announced Tuesday it was throwing in the towel, turning the lease back to owners Cadillac Fairview.
Sears bought the location from a bankrupt Eaton's in 1999, and relaunched it a year later as Eatons – no apostrophe – and with a baffling advertising campaign built around "aubergine."
When bringing the store upscale failed, it was converted to a Sears and under a revolving door of chief executive officers, drifted into neglect.
While Sears Canada has invested capital in numerous stores throughout the system over the past two years, the Eaton Centre location, except for being spruced up, was left largely untouched.
It is massive – 900,000 square feet. The upper four floors will be maintained by Sears as head offices and the remainder will be rented to new retail tenants.
Nearly 1,000 jobs will be lost.
Sears Canada will get $400 million in exchange for the Eaton Centre lease and leases at four other locations at Sherway Gardens, Markville Shopping Centre and London's Masonville Place. The fifth store is located in Richmond Centre in B.C.
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Lapid has said he wants Israel to make a serious push for peace, though it is unclear how far he will press the issue in coalition negotiations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In recent public appearances, he has barely breached the issue, focusing instead on domestic economic concerns.
In elections this week, Lapid's party emerged as the second largest with 19 of 120 seats in parliament, after Netanyahu's right-wing Likud-Yisrael Beitenu bloc that won 31 seats. Netanyahu will keep his job, but will have to bring other parties into his government to win a parliamentary majority, and Lapid's faction is seen as key to any stable coalition.
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My highly reliable public opinion sampling system, consisting entirely of taking the word of taxi drivers for everything, leads me to the conclusion that "Planet of the Apes" is one of this year's most eagerly anticipated movies.
Somehow the chemistry has gone to work, the word has gotten around and the mass audience is interested. There was even a line in front of the theater Friday morning, and that's a sight you don't see every day.
Since "Planet" already seems to have found its audience, then, I thought I'd address this review to the others -- to those who wouldn't be caught dead going to see anything called "Planet of the Apes."
I can understand their bias; until I started reviewing movies I probably wouldn't have gone to see it either. And any number of friends have been telling me they've heard it was "awful" -- when, in fact, nobody in Chicago had seen it until Friday and the reviews from other cities have been pretty good.
What they were really implying was that any movie named "Planet of the Apes'' had to be awful. This kind of snobbery may be good for a chuckle or two, but those who practice it miss a lot of entertaining movies.
"Planet of the Apes" is one. It is not great, or significant, or profound. Occasionally it is distractingly cute, as when the apes rewrite one cliché after another: "Man see, Man do," for example, or "To apes, all men look alike." But, this is part of the fun. So is that much-publicized ape makeup: it does look real, by jingo, and after awhile you really do start thinking of those apes as individuals.
The plot is cast in the time-proven Hollywood adventure tradition. A space explorer from Earth (Charlton Heston) crash-lands on an unknown planet where apes rank higher than men on the evolutionary ladder. He tries to convince his captors he is intelligent; there are some good action sequences; some amusing twists; some easily digestible sociological and philosophical points, and a thoroughly satisfactory surprise ending.
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IDF Spokesman's Office stated.A senior Hamas operative responsible for aerial defense operations was targeted in overnight strikes, as well as several other terrorist squads, according to IDF Spokespersons.Targets included smuggling tunnels, military communication centers, a police compound, rocket launching sites, three weapons depots and a weapons manufacturing site.The IAF also targeted the Ministry of Internal Security in Gaza, which the IDF stated served as one of Hamas's main command and control centers.Rockets from GazaOn Tuesday, terrorists in Gaza fired intense rocket salvos at Israeli city centers, trying to overwhelm the Iron Dome rocket shield, and striking a number of buildings.A mortar attack on the Eshkol region claimed the life of 18-year-old soldier Yosef Partuk, from Emanuel. The IDF posthumously promoted him to the rank of corporal. 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Let there be Time, and came the Time.
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Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott said, Wednesday, he will run for Mayor of Columbus next year.
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Wayne Roberts admitted last summer that he signed off on false time sheets submitted by Krystal Griffin. Griffin also pleaded guilty in the scheme.
Both apologized today in separate appearances before Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Michael Holbrook. Roberts said because of what happened, he feels embarrassed every time he walks down the street.
Besides the probation, Holbrook also sentenced Roberts to 500 hours of community service and Griffin to 200 hours.
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Kern County Fire captain argues against proposed state oil tax
SACRAMENTO - California state senators heard arguments against a bill that could cost Kern County millions Tuesday.
Kern County Fire Captain Robert Hudson testified on behalf of the firefighter's union against Senate Bill 1017, which would create an oil severance tax at 9.5 percent on oil and 3.5 percent on natural gas to help education.
Hudson and opponents of the tax say it would result in a loss of property tax revenue, which is used to fund local services like firefighting.
"The businesses that support the oil industry could in turn be affected by not having that customer of the oil service industry in Bakersfield," Hudson tells 23ABC.
About 75 percent of the state's oil production is in Kern County, so the bill could cost the county tens of millions of dollars.
Last month Kern County Supervisor David Couch testified against the measure.
California is the nation's fourth largest producer of oil, after only North Dakota, Texas, and Alaska, and it is the only one of 36 oil producing states that does not have a severance tax.
A severance tax is a tax imposed on the removal of nonrenewable resources such as crude oil, condensate and natural gas, methane and carbon dioxide.
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Guest Column: Concerns over proposed Ogle County jail
Guest Column: Concerns over proposed Ogle County jail
By Jerry Daws
There have been numerous concerns over the proposed location of a federal detention facility in Ogle County and the process that has been used to research the project.
As a result, some very good discussion has taken place. Unfortunately, some misinformation has been dispersed, as well. I would like to take this opportunity to clear up some of the misconceptions regarding what has taken place so far.
There has been some criticism that much of the work on this proposal has taken place behind closed doors. In fact, in the last year, there have been just six meetings that I or any other county board member attended with regard to this project: Each meeting was informational, only; at no time were any votes taken. None of these meetings was, in my view, an official meeting of the county board or one of its committees. (Often, there was just one or two county board members present.)
Regardless, I see now that we should have been more open and should have invited public participation earlier. For that, I accept full responsibility.
As to the suggestion that agreements have been reached, let me briefly explain. A non-binding agreement has been signed by the U.S. Marshals Office. Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service, Ogle County Sheriff Mel Messer and myself. That non-binding agreement states that the federal government will give Ogle County $9.1 million, and a yet-to-be-determined per diem IF the Ogle County Board agrees to build the facility. This document is merely an agreement to consider the project. It clearly states that either side may terminate the agreement at any time and for any reason.
Numerous banks have expressed interest in financing the project, should it become a reality. One of the banks requested an independent financial analysis. An auditing firm agreed to conduct the study for $140,000. It was determined that the proposal was too costlytherefore, county funding was not requested.
Various architects for the proposed project were considered. HDR Architectural Firm began supplying drawings for the proposed facility. HDR has not submitted bills nor been paid for drawings, and no contract has been signed.
To date, the only expenditures have been a $15,000 option to purchase land south of Oregon, should the project become a reality. The vote to take an option on the land was approved overwhelmingly by the Ogle County Board.
No one from the county board or from the Sheriffs Department has committed the taxpayers of Ogle County to anything other than the land option. Without a full vote by the county board to proceed, this project remains a mere proposal.
While I believe this project is in the best interests of the taxpayers in the long run, I remain open to the varying opinions being expressed in the community. I am also open to considering alternative locations should the Oregon site be determined unsuitable.
I am in the process of forming an INS Research Committee comprised of county board members and private citizens to further explore this proposal. I will ask three things of this committee: Determine if the INS facility would financially benefit the taxpayers of Ogle County; determine if the current proposed site is the best location; make written recommendations to the full board.
I will not argue that this project has been handled perfectly. I also will not argue that we have all the information we need. Indeed, we do notI am hoping the Research Committee will help get answers to some important questions.
I will say this: I believe the people of Ogle County can come to a consensus on this issue. As your county board chairman, I remain open to your views.
Jerry Daws is the chairman of the Ogle County Board.


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Something new to learn: Participating BRATs interviewing Peggy Lim (left), who is involved in the preservation of heritage buildings, and Lau Siak Hong (right), the president of the Perak Heritage Society at the Ipoh Town Hall. -SAMUEL ONG / The Star
IPOH: Forty aspiring journalists taking part in the BRATs Ipoh/Taiping workshop have been scouring places in search of rich culture and heritage.
The participants – selected from around Malaysia – visited Kuala Sangga, a fishing village said to house pirates in the past, yesterday.
They also checked out a charcoal factory set up in the 1940s.
Their three-day programme included assignments which took them around Ipoh on Thursday where they went for a heritage walk, visited the Chang Jiang white coffee factory and went behind the scenes of the famous Foh San dim sum restaurant.
Participants were taught interviewing techniques, photography, videography and writing methods.
"It has helped build my confidence. The programme isn't just about journalistic skills. It also teaches you qualities that help in your life, especially in decision-making. It's an experience you can't get in school," said Venod Nambiar, 16.
For Louisa Liew, 17, the experience had been a "good reality check".
"There's so much effort that goes into writing even a short news story. Nobody ever sees that," said Louisa.
Their stories, pictures and videos on Ipoh will be published on June 17 in R.AGE, The Star's youth section.
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