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Workplace ethics are the set of values, moral principles, and regulations that need to be followed by all staff of the workplace. An organization may decide to put these ethics into writing or not, however, they are meant to be followed. There exist some general workplace ethics that do not need to be defined by the employer, but are common ethical behaviours employees need to exhibit.

• Adhere to Company’s Rules & Regulation

At the start of an employee contract, companies may need the employee to sign various documents, including the company rules and regulation agreement form. Also, the employee may be given a handbook that may serve as a guide. Some common rules are inappropriate dressing, and language. Due to the excitement of getting a new job, some employees do not properly read these rules and may end up deferring them in the future.

• Communicate Effectively

Effective communication is very important to avoid misunderstandings when dealing with issues in the workplace. Communicating effectively may mean different things to people at different points in time. Effective communication may also have an employee breaking one of the rules and regulations of the company without getting penalized for it. An employee reaching out to HR that they will be coming in late due to some unforeseen circumstances may be spared for coming late if the situation is properly communicated. 

• Take Responsibility

It is important for employees to always take responsibility for decisions made both individually and in a team. This is, in fact, a leadership trait that every employee who is looking to take up a managerial position in the future should exhibit. 

• Professionalism/Standards

There are professional standards that everything an employee does in the workplace. The use of informal words in a formal workplace is highly unprofessional. These standards should be held high and applied to every part of an employee's activity in the workplace. This should include the way they speak, kind of work they deliver and their relationship with coworkers and customers.

• Be Accountable

Accountability is also a very good trait of an employee. One of the things that may short change a talented and responsible is the lack of accountability.

• Uphold Trust

An employee should not do anything that may make his or her employee withdraw trust. As an employee of a company, your employer trusts you to get work done perfectly on time. Things like missing deadlines regularly or delivering work that needs to be revised over and over again will deny you a promotion.

• Respect Your Colleagues

As a manager, treating your team members with respect will help improve their productivity. Giving constructive criticism and saying kind words to them even when they are not able to deliver perfectly will help them strive to do better in the future.

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