Preamble

The Life Models Society has some principals that it wishes to uphold and some standards that it expects from its members in regard to how they deal with one another.

The Life Model Society has several avenues for its members to have their views heard: they can attend any meeting of the elected committee, they can vote in any referendum survey or election and they can present motions to the Life models Society at the annual AGM.

The Life Model society relies on the unpaid work of volunteers. While being grateful for any help offered the elected committee reserves the right to decide what services and skills that the individual member offers to the Life Models society that may of best help to the Life Models society.

If you do the work then you have say.

Code of conduct

Every Life Models society member has the right to privacy. This principal binds any discussion within the LMS or in public. Each member only has to disclose information that is relevant to the pursuant of working professionally as a Life Model. At no point is a member to make an issue with an individual member's sexual preference, religious persuasion, medical history real or otherwise or body type. As none of these issues has any bearing on a life model's ability to work professionally.
 
The LMS workshop is a sacred place no one is to arrive unsolicited or without a purpose.

If any Life Models Society member puts the good name of the LMS or any of its members in disrepute by there actions or inactions the issue will be taken up by a disciplinary committee and their future with the LMS will be discussed. Members are to conduct themselves civilly at any meeting or Forum any unnecessarily rude, offensive, personally directing or threatening behaviour will be dealt with without fear of favour. The chair of the meeting has the authority to eject anyone if necessary.

If any members of the LMS has had an unpleasant or dangerous experiences from one of its clients they must inform the LMS so it is has the information necessary to take action in defense of any LMS member. Breaches of the code of conduct will result in possible expulsion from the LMS.

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Code of conduct outside the LMS

Models are to replace themselves if unable to fulfill a job commitment. Models are expected to be punctual and ready for work when working on behalf of the LMS. Models are not to change procedure at a drawing class if not discussed with the people ultimately responsible for the class. (this is in reference to untutored classes.)

Life models are expected not to behave in any way that
will shame other members of the Life Models Society.

The core of the code of conduct for behaviour within the Life Models society is expected in the behaviour outside the Life Models society.

Working conditions

The conditions that The Life models Society expects that its members work under will always be printed with the Life Model society list given out to members and subscribers. These can be used as a reference for members of the Life Models society and its subscribers.

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