You started a new full-time job a few weeks ago and you just learned that your family owns part of a business that provides services to your employer. What should you do?Quit your job immediately.Disclose the conflict of interest to your manager.Report the situation to a third-party committee.It’s not necessary to do anything.

You are working off-site from Banksia Care, your employer, at a shared house. You see one of theresidents who is Banksia Care’s client every week to assist them with personal hygiene. Your aunt lives in the same house. Whilst you are there, your aunt pays you a compliment about your work standards and then proceeds to ask you to help her every time you come to see your client. Your aunt asks you to do this as a favour mentioning she doesn’t want to go through a service provider.Describe how this scenario presents itself as a conflict of interest. How should you respond to your aunt’s approach?

Occasionally, a conflict of interest may occur accidentally or unavoidably. In such cases, the best course of action is toA.keep the conflict of interest secret, but try not to let it affect your decisionsB.disclose the conflict to your employer and anyone else directly involvedC.disclose the conflict to a fellow engineer and ask for adviceD.ignore the conflict of interest; it is one of the benefits of a professional job

Conflicts of interest or obligation

Which of the following reprehensible actions is clearly a conflict of interest?A.Making public statements that are not based on firm knowledge and convictionB.Failing to correct or report a situation that may endanger the publicC.Accepting a secret commission from a supplier for buying the supplier's productsD.Sealing a drawing by an unlicensed person not under your direct supervision

Which of the following is NOT a breach of the duty to avoid conflicts of interest? Select one: a. Diverting a business opportunity to a director personally. b. Getting a free holiday for signing a contract, on behalf of the company, with a supplier. c. Setting up a business in competition with the company. d. Not keeping track of the company’s financial position.