Code of Ethics

This Code of Ethics has been passed by Members in accordance with the Rules for the Floorcovering Association of Victoria Inc.

All Full Members and Associate Members of the Floorcovering Association of Victoria Inc agree to promote a safe, viable and progressive floor & wallcovering industry and to support and develop members’ needs as a whole and to ensure a level playing field in the commercial floor and wallcoverings sector.

In order to achieve this objective, Full Members agree to be bound by the following code of ethics in the conduct of their businesses and Associate Members support Full Members undertake the code of ethics below.

Our Code of Ethics

01

To promote by example the highest respect for the Association and its members;

02

To ensure that all floor & wallcovering’s work is carried out in accordance with all relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes of Practice and Relevant Australian Standards, with due attention to maintaining and fulfilling relevant warranty periods and manufacturer’s installation requirements or guidelines on behalf of all clients, builders and end Users.

03

To observe the highest standards of honesty and integrity in all transactions and take every opportunity to promote the quality of workmanship and good reputation of the Association and its members;

04

To ensure that each contract for floor & wallcovering’s works clearly states the extent and nature of the work to be performed, the cost of work to be performed and, if applicable, the responsibilities of any third party required in order to carry out the work.

05

To use their best endeavours to minimise effects on the environment caused by conducting their business, including adopting work procedures which maximise recycling of materials and waste;

06

To continually train and upskill employees, apprentices and contract installers were appropriate to do so to achieve safe and effective work practices and achieve fit for purpose installation of floor and wallcovering’s.

07

To ensure each full member has an individual certified enterprise bargaining agreement or certified agreement or ensures that if they don’t have an individual certified enterprise bargaining agreement or certified agreement that they follow all relevant industrial relations award’s whilst undertaking all works both on or off site.

08

To provide Workcover covering all employees and contract installers (where it is deemed liable to do so).

09

To provide superannuation at the relevant percentage as deemed by government policy or individual certified enterprise bargaining agreement or certified agreement to all employees and contract installers (where it is deemed liable to do so).

10

To provide coinvest or seet payments at the relevant percentage as deemed by, individual company’s certified enterprise bargaining agreement or certified agreement to all employees and contract installers (where it is deemed liable to do so).

11

To be open to FAV industrial relations representative looking at individual company’s certified enterprise bargaining agreements or certified agreements prior to advising individual members should the need arise in the event of an on-site dispute of any nature should the need arise.

12

To be open to FAV occupational health and safety representative looking at the individual company’s occupational health and safety forms and documents should the need arise in the event of an on-site dispute of any nature should the need arise.