Rights Of An Engineer

Question 1

What are fundamental freedoms under the Canadian Charter?

Answer 1

Fundamental freedoms (religion, thought, assembly, association)
Democratic rights (right to vote and become MLA)
Mobility Rights (enter/leave Canada and live in any province)
Legal Rights (life liberty security)
Equality
Official Languages

Question 2

What are employee rights?

Answer 2

Privacy (pursue outside activities, no unwarranted searches or drug testing)
Due process (fair treatment, process, appeal)
Non-discrimination
No Harassment

Question 3

What are professional rights?

Answer 3

• exercise judgement/conscience
• not participate/condone unethical acts
• talk publicly
• engage in prof orgs
• protect public
• professional recognition ($)

Question 4

What is the right of professional conscience?

Answer 4

Right to exercise prof judgement in carrying out one’s duties and exercise judgement in moral and ethical manner

Question 5

What is the right of conscientious refusal?

Answer 5

Refusal to participate or condone unethical behaviour
(Clear right for situations generally considered to be so - lying, forgery, bribes. Limited in disagreement of ethics - development of weapons)

Question 6

What is the right for recognition?

Answer 6

Right to professional recognition for work and accomplishments
(Right to speak about work, internal recognition, fair compensation)

Question 7

What is whistleblowing?

Answer 7

Employee or former employee released info about a significant moral problem outside normal organizational channels

Question 8

What are the main features of whistleblowing?

Answer 8

The act of disclosure
The topic
The agent
The recipient

Question 9

What are the types of whistleblowing?

Answer 9

Internal vs External
Open vs Anonymous
Active vs Passive

Question 10

When is whistleblowing morally permissible?

Answer 10

• threat to public is serious, considerable and imminent
• tried to go through superiors first
• have exhausted other internal channels

Question 11

When is whistleblowing mandatory?

Answer 11

• have convincing documented evidence
• evidence that the act will remove the threat

Question 12

What are the four conditions for whistleblowing?

Answer 12

1. Need (harm will occur if not corrected, could become problem over time)
2. Proximity (whistleblower must have first hand info)
3. Capability (can be stopped)
4. Last Resort (are there more knowledgeable people, have all other lines been exhausted)

Question 13

When do professionals have an obligation to whistleblow?

Answer 13

When the safety of the public is at stake or a criminal activity has occurred