2. work fairly and considerately with everyone, in a way that respects diversity, different roles and boundaries and avoids giving offence; accept and respect the difference in roles between the NMC, volunteers and employees, ensuring that the NMC, volunteers and employees work effectively together for the benefit of the Society and the people it supports and develop a mutually -supportive and loyal relationship by respecting management arrangements and avoiding any actions that might undermine such arrangements; and by not interfering in the performance by volunteers and employees of duties delegated to them, while ensuring that volunteers and employees are held to account by their Conference / Area President, their manager or the Society’s National Secretary as appropriate.
Legal Requirements & Policies NMC Members must have regard to their legal duties and must abide by the Society’s rules and policies.
In particular, they must: act in accordance with the Rule for the Society of St Vincent de Paul, Ireland, which is the Society’s governing document, and ensure that the Society complies with all applicable laws, including charity law, company law, health and safety law, data protection law and employment law. promote and observe the obligations of confidentiality about sensitive board matters. [However, the requirement for confidentiality may not apply if it becomes necessary for an NMC Member to inform the Charities Regulator or any other statutory authority about any matter that could threaten the future of the Society or could represent a breach of any law with which the Society is required to comply.] abide by the Society’s Conflict of Interests and Conflict of Loyalties Policy and ensure that the Society’s conflict of interests register is completed and updated as required. abide by any equality, diversity, safeguarding, health and safety, bullying and harassment policies and any other policies agreed by the NMC. ensure that claims for out-of-pocket expenses are made in accordance with the Society’s agreed procedures on NMC Members’ expenses. [While charity trustees are not remunerated, reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of charity trustee duties can be paid in accordance with the Society’s agreed procedures on NMC Members’ expenses]. National Management Council Handbook
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