Ethics within the industry
Me and Hannah decided to brainstorm a few ideas on our own then come together and discuss. I actually found it quite difficult to think and put words on the page as I realised that a lot of these ethics I naturally just put in to practice without even realising it. Most of it is common sense! Here are my thoughts on ethics used in the work place.
No bullying- Both physical and mental abuse is not allowed. You have to be careful to not cross a line with friends e.g a good laugh and 'banter' could actually go too far and be classed as abuse so you should always be aware.
No racisim/ discrimination- Towards people of a different race/religion/someone who is different
Professionalism- Time keeping, appearance, manners.
Keeping boundaries within the work place- eg your boss may be your friend but in the work place they are your boss and so a professional relationship should be kept at all times. Dont cross the line. There is a pecking order in most places of work. *
No breaching of contracts
Copyright- Sheetmusic, choreography, film footage.
Declarations- Rights given for the filming of auditions/photographs being taken. People have the right to decide.
Crb checks
* What are peoples thoughts on pecking orders in the work place? Of course we do need different levels of authority otherwise things wouldn't get done! There may be input from the group as a whole but then there does need to be that person who makes the final decision/tells people their jobs etc (eg stage manager/dance captain). But what about if for example, ensemble members (a lesser position as some would say) are told to not talk to a certain 'bigger' member of the cast eg the star. Is this classed as discrimination? I have definitely experienced this before and wonder what other peoples thoughts are on this!
You have come up with a list of relevant practices which related to ethical behaviour. But why bother with ethics at all in our professional practice?
ReplyDeleteSome interesting guidelines but what about what comes before these. How do you decide who is 'different' ? No racism is great but what is race? Does it exist? Who decides who is who ? Ethics is also about how you make the assumption that inform the guidelines. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteAdesola