It's a situation that should be eased by the EC's promise in its Communication to "outline a Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers".
Adherence to the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers may be a good indicator when choosing an institution for your next career move, but it's not the most important.
Anne Forde, 22 April 2005 The European Commission has published its recommendation: "The European Charter for Researchers and on a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers"; was it needed and can it make any difference?
In an effort to address this issue, last month the European Commission (EC) published a recommendation, "The European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers".
The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, which celebrated their 10th anniversary last month, spelled out some basic principles intended to ensure constructive relationships between researchers, employers, and funders across the continent.
The charter's sister document, the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, focuses on countering discrimination and bias and endeavors to propagate pan-European standards for fair, open, and transparent hiring.
The European Commission acknowledged the disparities across Europe in everything from salaries to benefits with its European Charter for Researchers and Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers, published in 2005.
The United Kingdom issued a code of conduct for ethical recruitment of overseas nurses in 2001 aimed at protecting health systems in developing countries from the brain drain triggered by active international recruitment [ 5].
The report recommended making it a criminal offence to hide information about poor care, introducing laws to oblige doctors to be open with patients about mistakes, a code of conduct for senior managers and an increased focus on compassion in the recruitment, training and education of nurses.
