Ethical Standards Responsibilities of Household Workers

Household workers should respect and promote the right of clients by assisting them in their efforts to accomplish their jobs.

• Self-determination

• Privacy and confidentiality

• Competence

Household workers should respect clients’ right to privacy.

• Self-determination

• Privacy and confidentiality

• Competence

A household worker should receive fees that are fair, reasonable, and commensurate with the services performed.

• Interruption of services

• Payment for services

• Termination of services

Household workers should seek the advice and counsel of

colleagues.

• Consultation

• Confidentiality

• Respect

A household worker who has direct knowledge of a household worker colleague’s incompetence should consult and assist in taking remedial action.

• Incompetence of colleagues

• Competence

• Consultation

Household workers should accept responsibility or employment to acquire the necessary competence.

• Discrimination

• Competence

• Impairment

Household workers should not participate in, or be associated with dishonesty, fraud, or deception.

• Discrimination

• Dishonesty, fraud, and deception

• Impairment

A household worker should ensure that their representations are to be achieved are accurate.

• Impairment

• Discrimination

• Misrepresentation

A household workers should not allow their own personal problems to interfere with their performance.

• Private conduct

• Discrimination

• Solicitation

Household workers should not treat differently through prejudice.

• Private conduct

• Discrimination

• Solicitation