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Upholding Our Commitment to Excellence and Ethics—The MKSSA Code of Ethics

Understanding our values

The MKSSA code of ethics

As a condition of membership in the Missouri & Kansas Search and Staffing Association (MKSSA), each member pledges its support of and adherence to the principles set forth below.

Through their voluntary compliance with these principles, MKSSA members acknowledge that such compliance is in the best interests of the staffing services industry, its customers, and its employees. MKSSA members agree to always strive:

The Ethics that Guide Us

Engaging Clients and Candidates with Unquestionable Integrity

  • To maintain the highest standards of integrity in all advertising and to assign the best-qualified employees to fill customers’ needs.
  • To comply with all laws and regulations applicable to their business, and to maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct in the operation of that business and their dealings with employees, customers, and competitors;
  • 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 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.