
As a condition of membership in the Nevada Staffing Association,
each member pledges its support of, and adherence to, the principles
and practices set forth below. NSA members acknowledge that such
compliance is in the best interests of the staffing services industry,
its customers, and its employees. NSA members agree to always strive
To comply with all laws and regulations applicable to their business,
and to maintain high standards of ethical conduct in the operation
of that business and in their dealings with employees, customers,
and competitors.
To treat all applicants and employees with dignity
and respect, and to provide equal employment opportunities, based
on bona fide
job
qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age, disability, or any basis prohibited by applicable
law.
To maintain high standards of integrity in all advertising,
and to assign the best qualified employees to fill customers’ needs.
To determine the experience and qualifications of applicants and
employees as the staffing firm deems appropriate to the circumstances,
or as may be required by law.
To explain to employees prior to
assignment their wage rate, applicable benefits, hours of work,
and other assignment conditions—and
to promptly pay any wages and benefits due in accordance with the
terms of their employment and applicable legal requirements.
To
encourage employee efforts to upgrade their skills.
To satisfy
all applicable employer obligations, including payment of the employer’s
share of social security, state and federal unemployment insurance
taxes, and workers’ compensation—and
to explain to employees that the staffing firm is responsible for
such obligations.
To ascertain that employees are assigned to work
sites that are safe, that they understand the nature of the work
the customer
has called
for and can perform such work without injury to themselves or others,
and that they receive any personal safety training and equipment
that may be required.
To take prompt action to address employee
questions, concerns, or complaints regarding unsafe work conditions,
discrimination,
or any
other matter involving the terms and conditions of their employment.
To confirm their temporary employees’ periods of service
upon request by a subsequent employer and with the consent of the
employee.
To observe the following guidelines to ensure an orderly
transition when taking over an account being serviced by another
staffing
firm:
The outgoing firm and its employees should, whenever feasible,
be given reasonable prior notice that the account is being
transferred.
Assigned employees of the outgoing firm should, whenever
feasible, be allowed to continue working on the payroll of the
outgoing
firm for some reasonable transition period; thereafter, they
should
be given the choice of accepting an assignment with another
customer of the outgoing firm if one is available, or applying
to stay
on their current assignment with the new staffing firm.
These
guidelines are subject to enforceable contracts between staffing
firms and their customers, employees, and other
parties, and are
not intended to prohibit or discourage any other provisions
or arrangements, agreeable to the parties, that achieve
an orderly
transfer of accounts.
NSA members are encouraged, whenever feasible, to specifically
address the terms and conditions relating to the transfer
of accounts in
written agreements with their customers.
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Recognizing that staffing firms that provide construction and other
types of day labor services make an important and unique contribution
to the communities they serve by providing employment for those who
need temporary work, and further recognizing that their employees
and prospective employees deserve to be treated with respect, fairness,
and dignity, the Nevada Staffing Association has established this
Code of Ethics and Good Practices applicable to day labor services.
For the purposes of this code, “day labor” means work
that is occasional or irregular, and where the individuals seeking
work report voluntarily to a central location and are assigned
to customer job sites as work becomes available. Individuals generally
are assigned to work, and are paid, on a daily basis.
As a condition
of membership, each firm providing day labor services
pledges its support of and adherence to this code and to the
general code of ethics and good practices applicable to all Nevada
Staffing
Association members. Each member providing such services agrees
to always strive
To comply with all laws and regulations applicable
to its business, and to maintain high standards of ethical conduct
in the operation
of that business and in its dealings with employees, customers,
and competitors.
To treat all applicants and employees with
dignity and respect, and to provide equal employment opportunities,
based on bona
fide job
qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion,
national origin, sex, age, disability, or any basis prohibited by
applicable
law.
To maintain high standards of integrity in all advertising,
and to assign qualified employees to fill customers’ needs.
To determine the experience and qualifications of applicants
and employees as the staffing firm deems appropriate to the
circumstances, or as may be required by law.
To explain to
employees prior to assignment their wage rate, applicable benefits,
hours of work, and other assignment
conditions—and
to promptly pay any wages and benefits due in accordance
with the terms of their employment and applicable legal
requirements.
To ascertain that employees are assigned
to work sites that are safe, that they understand the nature
of the work
the
customer has called
for and can perform such work without injury to themselves
or
others, and that they receive any personal safety training
and equipment
that may be required.
To take prompt action to address
employee questions, concerns, or complaints regarding unsafe work
conditions, discrimination,
or any
other matter involving the terms and conditions of their
employment.
With respect to the procedures to be followed
in dispatching:
To promptly advise individuals remaining in the
dispatching office when it appears likely that no further customer
orders will be
received.
To pay employees a pre-stated minimum amount
if they report punctually to a designated customer ready
and able for
work, and the customer
does not utilize their services.
To keep the dispatching
office and the immediate surroundings clean and well lighted and
to provide
adequate restroom
facilities for
workers waiting to be dispatched.
To pay wages
only by negotiable check or in cash or cash equivalents, and to
give employees an
itemized statement
of gross earnings,
advances, deductions, and net earnings for
each pay period.
To pay wages at the staffing firm office or
by mail to the employee’s
mailing address. Other arrangements may be
made at the request of the employee.
To advise
workers that they are not required to use staffing
firm—supplied
transportation, if any, to the customer job
site.
To confirm their temporary employees’ periods
of service upon request by a subsequent employer
and with the consent of the employee.
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