Ethical Code of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Rules of official ethics of civil servants)

Standards of conduct in official relations

Civil servants in official relations with colleagues should:

1) to promote the establishment and strengthening of business and friendly relationships and constructive cooperation in the team;

2) to prevent or take other measures to prevent violations of the norms of official ethics by other civil servants;

3) refrain from discussing the personal and professional qualities of colleagues that discredit their honor and dignity in the team;

4) to prevent actions (inaction) that prevent colleagues from fulfilling their official duties.

Managers in relations with subordinate employees should:

1) to serve as an example of impartiality, justice, selflessness, respect for the honor and dignity of the individual by their behavior;

2) ensure compliance with the principles of meritocracy, when solving personnel issues, do not give preference on the grounds of kinship, fraternity and personal loyalty;

3) to show fairness and objectivity in assessing the results of their activities, as well as the application of incentives and penalties;

4) take measures aimed at protecting labor, health, creating safe and necessary conditions for effective activity, as well as creating a favorable moral and psychological atmosphere that excludes any forms of discrimination and encroachments on the honor and dignity of employees;

5) not to use their official position to influence their activities when solving non-official issues;

6) not to force to commit illegal acts, as well as actions that are incompatible with generally accepted moral and ethical norms;

7) not to allow unfounded accusations, facts of rudeness, humiliation of dignity, tactlessness and incorrect behavior in relation to them.

Civil servants holding lower-level positions must:

1) when executing the instructions of managers, provide only objective and reliable information;

2) immediately bring to the attention of the management and the ethics commissioner about cases of violations of the norms of official ethics and disciplinary offenses that discredit the public service that have become known to them;

3) to prevent actions (inaction) that prevent the fulfillment of legitimate orders of the head;

4) do not allow personal loyalty to the management, the desire to obtain benefits and advantages at the expense of their official capabilities.

Chief Specialist

UGD for the Enbekshikazakh district of Zharylkasymuly R.