i) maintain absolute integrity;
ii) maintain devotion to duty; and iii) do nothing which is unbecoming of an Authority employee ; & iv) not reveal any information to unauthorised person regarding the affairs of the Authority.
6.2 The whole time of an employee shall be at the disposal of the Authority. The working hours shall be as fixed by the Director, Punjab State Seed Certification Authority , from time to time.
6.3 No employee shall directly or indirectly be engaged in any other business, occupation or employment nor shall he enter into any partnership or other business relationship, accept any fees, endowment or commission whatsoever , from any party other than the Authority except with the prior permission of the competent authority.
6.4 Every employee shall be liable to be transferred by the Director form one post to another or to any place which it may consider necessary in the interest of the Authority. Normally such transfers shall take place in the beginning of the academic year.
6.5 No employee of the Authority shall take part in politics or in any political demonstration or stand for election as a member of any house of the State legislature or parliament or of any local Authority or indulge in activities that may cause embarrassment to the Authority.
6.6 Subscriptions NO employee of the Authority shall, except with the previous sanction of the competent authority or of the prescribed authority, ask for or accept contributions to or otherwise associate himself with the raising of any funds or other collections in cash or in kind in pursuance of any object whatsoever.
6.7 Gifts Save as otherwise provided in these rules, no employee of the Authority shall accept or permit any member of his family or any other person acting on his behalf to accept any gift.
6.8 Investment, lending and borrowing-no employee of the Authority shall speculate in any stock, share or other investment.
6.9 Insolvency and habitual indebtedness - An employee of the Authority shall so manage his private affairs as to avoid habitual indebtedness or insolvency. An Authority's employee against whom any legal proceeding are instituted for the recovery of any debt due from him or for ad judging him as an insolvent shall forthwith report the full facts of the legal proceeding to the Authority.
6.10 Canvassing of non-official or other influence -no employee of the Authority shall bring or attempt to bring any political or any other influence to bear upon any superior authority to further his interests in respect of matters pertaining to his service under the Authority.
6.11 Consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs- An Authority's employee shall:- a) strictly abide by any law relating to intoxicating drinks or drugs in force in any area in which he may happen to be for the time being;
b) not be under the influence of any intoxicating drink or drug during the course of his duty and shall also take due care that the performance of his duty at any time is not affected in any way by the influence of such drink or drug; and bb) refrain from consuming any intoxicating drink or drug in a public place;
c) Not appear in a public place in a state of intoxication .
6.12 The Authority shall , in respect of all acts done in good faith and in the interests of the Authority , extend protection to its employees in courts of law or elsewhere.
6.13 Criticism of Government / Authority NO employee of the Authority shall, in any radio broadcast or in any document published in his own name or anonymously, pseud onymously or in the name of any other person or in any communication to the press or in any public utterance make any statement of fact or opinion.
(i) which has the effect of any adverse criticism of any current policy or action of the Government of India , Government of Punjab or any other State Government / Authority.
(ii) which is capable of embarrassment , the relations between the Government of Punjab and the Government of India or the Government of any other State in India / Authority or
(iii) which is capable of embarrassment the relations between the Government of India or the Government of Punjab and the Govt. of any foreign State;
Provided that nothing in this rule shall apply to any statements made or views expressed by an Authority's employee in his official capacity or in the due performance of the duties assigned to him.
7. PAY & ALLOWANCES
7.1 ''pay'' means the monthly pay drawn as fixed pay or in a time scale and includes 'personal' , 'special' dearness and deputation pay but does not include any allowance.
7.2 ` ''personal pay'' means an addition which may be granted to an employee by the appointing authority, in exceptional circumstances or other personal consideration.
7.3 ''special pay'' means additional pay granted in consideration of a especially arduous nature of duties or a specific addition to the work or responsibility.
7.4 ''Award'' means a fixed amount awarded in recognition of meritorious work performed by an employee.
7.5 ''Allowance'' includes dearness allowance, house rent allowance , travelling allowance conveyance allowance , city compensatory , sumptuary , and overtime allowance or any other allowance sanctioned by the Governing Board from time to time.
7.6 An employee of the Authority shall on appointment be eligible to the minimum of the scale of the post to which he is appointed; provided that the appointing authority, may, in consideration of the special knowledge, training, experience or expertise allow a higher initial start to any person.