President of the Institute of Human Resources Management Practitioners, Ghana, Mr. John Wilson has inaugurated a seven-member Ethics Committee to oversee and set standards, procedures and operational guidelines for the members of the Institute at a short but impressive ceremony on Monday, 22nd February, 2016 at the HR Centre, Nyaniba Estate, Accra.

The Ethics Committee has Mr. John Warmann as the Chairman and Dr. Mrs. Esther Offei Aboagye as Vice Chairman.

Other members are Mr. Henry Atta Paidoo, Dr. Edward Kwapong, Dr. Enyonam Kudonoo, Ms. Sika Tetteh and Mr. Alex Williams.

Inaugurating the Committee, Mr. John Wilson said, “This Committee is established to promote and ensure right standards and behaviours amongst members. The Code of Ethics document which is to be reviewed by the Committee will serve as the guiding principles in all the Committee’s deliberations”.

The President added that “the introduction of the Code of Ethics, which is the first of its kind, is very timely and is pleased to have the committee inaugurated. Being the nation’s leading professional organization and official certifying body of HR Practitioners, IHRMP requires adherence to this Code of Ethics as a condition of membership and certification. The Code has been adopted to promote and maintain the highest standards of service and conduct for all persons the Institute has recognized members and certified to use its certification marks in areas of Professional Responsibility, Professional Development and Ethical Leadership; Ensuring Fairness and Justice, handling Conflict of Interest issues and promoting the use of Information to build trust among members and organization constituents”.

The terms of reference for the Ethic Committee among others are to:

1.Fine tune the ratified Code of Ethics

2.Set standards and procedures (operational guidelines)

3.Ensure adherence to Code of Ethics as a condition of membership and certification.

4.Investigate complaints of alleged professional misconduct by members lodged by their employers.

5.Monitor standards of behavior by members and recommend to Council any appropriate measures to ensure discipline.

6.Meet at least three (3) times a year to deliberate and propose preventive measures in the area of governance.

The Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Mr. John Warmann, on behalf of the committee, thanked the Governing Council of IHRMP for the confidence reposed in them by selecting them to oversee the right standards and behaviours among members of the Institute and HR Practitioners in Ghana. He assured that the committee would work assiduously on their mandate and called on the National Governing Council and all HR Practitioners in the country to support them in the discharge of their duties.

Present at the inauguration ceremony were the National Governing Council Members, members of the Accra and Tema Chapters of the Institute and other invited Guests.