Common use of BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS Clause in Contracts

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS. 1. Non-university research will do everything possible to ensure safe work systems and avoid dangers that might risk a person’s life, safety or health. It will ensure that its actions or omissions during its work perfor- mance will not result in natural or material damages. Non-university research will always do everything in its power to protect the public interest in questions of health and safety. 2. Non-university research will support the respect and defence of human rights, including union rights and the corresponding international conventions. Employees have to have the right to organize as a un- ion and have to bring their specific competence in the professional world and its unions into effect. 3. Non-university research familiarizes itself with the culture, the economic and social background as well as all pertinent laws, regulations and specifications that apply to the occupation in the respective country where the assignments are completed and research work is performed. 4. Non-university research will always conduct itself in such a way that the professional integrity of the em- ployees can or will not be put into question or be re- stricted while they perform their work. 5. In non-university research facilities, persons in managing positions will particularly promote a) the support of democratic conditions in economic life, especially in respect to tariff negotiations and through the participation and co-determination of the employees at the company and the work- place.

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF ETHICS. 1. Non-university research will do everything possible to ensure safe work systems and avoid dangers that might risk a person’s life, safety or health. It will ensure en- sure that its actions or omissions during its work perfor- mance per- formance will not result in natural or material damagesda- mages. Non-university research will always do everything in its power to protect the public interest in questions of health and safety. 2. Non-university research will support the respect and defence of human rights, including union rights and the corresponding international conventions. Employees have to have the right to organize as a un- ion and have to bring their specific competence in the professional world and its unions into effect. 3. Non-university research familiarizes itself with the culture, the economic and social background as well as all pertinent laws, regulations and specifications that apply to the occupation in the respective country where the assignments are completed and research work is performed. 4. Non-university research will always conduct itself in such a way that the professional integrity of the em- ployees can or will not be put into question or be re- stricted while they perform their work. 5. In non-university research facilities, persons in managing positions will particularly promote a) the support of democratic conditions in economic life, especially in respect to tariff negotiations and through the participation and co-determination of the employees at the company and the work- placeworkplace.