Code of Conduct for IMA Associate Members, Affiliate Members, and Student Members
Introduction
The Code of Conduct for IMA Associate Members, Affiliate Members, and Student Members stated herein is made by the Council in line with the requirements of the Institute’s Royal Charter. It was formally approved by the Council in March 2018. A code of working conduct designed to cover all eventualities must necessarily be posed in general terms expressing broad ethical principles. The rules proposed indicate the manner in which Associate Members, Affiliate Members, and Student Members are required to conduct themselves in a number of frequently-occurring situations. In other situations, Associate Members, Affiliate Members, and Student Members are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the principle that, in any conflict between an Associate Member’s, Affiliate Member’s, and Student Member’s personal interest or the interests of an employer or sponsor and fair and honest dealing with members of the public, duty to the public must prevail.
The public interest
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member shall have regard to protection of the public interest as determined by civil legislation.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member in the position of an employer, in addition to meeting the relevant regulations and standards, shall set fair and reasonable terms and conditions of employment.
The Institute
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member shall act in a manner worthy of the honour and interests of the Institute.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member shall not recklessly or maliciously injure or attempt to injure, whether directly or indirectly, the reputation, prospects, or business of the Institute, or other members, or members of other Institutes.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member called upon to give an opinion shall give an opinion that is objective and reliable, shall have sought authorisation where this is appropriate, and have due regard to the likely consequences of any such statement.
Competence and integrity
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member shall only undertake service where as a mathematician, the required level of competence is possessed.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member shall accept responsibility for personal work and for the work of subordinates done under direction, seeking always to conform to recognised good practice including quality standards.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member, and Student Member shall act in a professional and ethical manner in their employment, respecting confidentiality and intellectual property rights.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member or Student Member should do all in their power to ensure that their professional activities do not put the health and safety of others at risk.
- An Associate Member, Affiliate Member or Student Member will never engage in corrupt practice.
Unprofessional conduct
In cases where a Member of the IMA or a member of the public believes that an Associate Member, Affiliate Member, or Student Member has been guilty of unprofessional or inappropriate conduct as determined by the Codes of Conduct, that person should report the matter, in confidence, to the Executive Director who will, normally, report on the complaint to the IMA Executive Board.
March 2018