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31 6 Political Activities
Principle
SCG remains politically neutral, and does not give financial support or support any particular political party, political group, or candidates of any kind in local, regional or national levels or person with political influence. Nonetheless, SCG recognizes and respects the freedom of employees to exercise their political rights, such as voting or being members of any political party.
Guidelines
1. Exercisethepoliticalrightonyourownbehalfandavoidanyactivitymaking other people believe that it is done on SCG’s behalf.
2. Avoid any act that others might construe as signifying SCG’s involvement in, or support or preference for, a political program or party, political group, person with political influence or election candidates.
3. NotwearingtheuniformofanSCGemployee,ordressinginanywaythatwould lead others to believe that you are an employee of SCG, while engaged in any type of political activity or event involved with any political party in public.
4. Refrainfromexpressionofpoliticalopinionsattheworkplaceorduringworking hours, as this might lead to conflict.
Examples
01
A subordinate seeks to be elected as the member of a sub-district administrative council. How should you give advice to him?
Advice
Explain to your subordinate that he may run for office if such activity does not have an impact on her working hours as an employee, but that he may not refer to her status as an employee of SCG for the benefits in seeking a nomination or campaigning for such position. The subordinate may not mislead the public into believing that SCG supports for, is involved with or prefers her political group. And he must resign from SCG if he gets elected.
02
Is an employee of SCG able to take leave to join politics-related activities?
Advice
Every employee has his right and freedom as prescribed by law to express his political view. However, it must be done on his behalf not SCG’s and he must not act to make other people understand that SCG has involvement, support or sponsor any political party, group, persons with political influence or election candidates.