NSPE Policy 52 Mobility Right Constraint Invocation
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/102#NSPE_Policy_52_Mobility_Right_Constraint_Invocation
Properties
Instance of
CompetitiveEmploymentFreedomWithConfidentialityConstraint
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#CompetitiveEmploymentFreedomWithConfidentialityConstraint
Applied to
Post-departure competitive engagement for hydroelectric project full design
Balancing with
Active-Employment Private Contract Negotiation Prohibition
Fairness in Professional Competition
Insider Advantage Unfair Use Prohibition in Engineering Procurement
Concrete expression
NSPE Professional Policy No. 52 is cited to establish that engineer mobility rights are conditioned on consistency with the Canons of Ethics regarding relations with clients and employers, and that unreasonable contractual limitations on mobility are disfavored — but the right itself is bounded by ethical obligations
Confidence
0.9
Importance
high
Interpretation
The principle establishes that freedom of movement is not absolute; it is bounded by the requirement that the seeking and acceptance of new employment be consistent with the Canons, meaning that the manner of competition following departure remains subject to ethical scrutiny
Invoked by
U.S. Agency Engineers Group
Tension resolution
The Board uses Policy No. 52 to frame the analysis: mobility is protected, but the ethical question shifts to whether the manner of competitive conduct following departure was consistent with the Canons
Source Evidence
Source text
NSPE has formally recognized that right in Professional Policy No. 52
Text references
NSPE has formally recognized that right in Professional Policy No. 52 which says: 'It is the stated policy of the Society that an individual professional engineer has the right to seek and accept other employment in his field, provided the seeking and acceptance of such other employment is consistent with the Canons of Ethics as it pertains to relations with clients and employers. NSPE looks with disfavor on any provisions in contracts, or conditions of employment, which unreasonably limit this right.'
TTL
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case102:NSPE_Policy_52_Mobility_Right_Constraint_Invocation a proeth:CompetitiveEmploymentFreedomWithConfidentialityConstraint,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "NSPE Policy 52 Mobility Right Constraint Invocation" ;
proeth:appliedto "Post-departure competitive engagement for hydroelectric project full design" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Active-Employment Private Contract Negotiation Prohibition",
"Fairness in Professional Competition",
"Insider Advantage Unfair Use Prohibition in Engineering Procurement" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "NSPE Professional Policy No. 52 is cited to establish that engineer mobility rights are conditioned on consistency with the Canons of Ethics regarding relations with clients and employers, and that unreasonable contractual limitations on mobility are disfavored — but the right itself is bounded by ethical obligations" ;
proeth:confidence "0.9" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "102" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-03-02T16:16:15.886386+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "102" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-03-02T16:16:15.886386+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "The principle establishes that freedom of movement is not absolute; it is bounded by the requirement that the seeking and acceptance of new employment be consistent with the Canons, meaning that the manner of competition following departure remains subject to ethical scrutiny" ;
proeth:invokedby "U.S. Agency Engineers Group" ;
proeth:principleclass "Competitive Employment Freedom With Confidentiality Constraint" ;
proeth:sourcetext "NSPE has formally recognized that right in Professional Policy No. 52" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The Board uses Policy No. 52 to frame the analysis: mobility is protected, but the ethical question shifts to whether the manner of competitive conduct following departure was consistent with the Canons" ;
proeth:textreferences "NSPE has formally recognized that right in Professional Policy No. 52 which says: 'It is the stated policy of the Society that an individual professional engineer has the right to seek and accept other employment in his field, provided the seeking and acceptance of such other employment is consistent with the Canons of Ethics as it pertains to relations with clients and employers. NSPE looks with disfavor on any provisions in contracts, or conditions of employment, which unreasonably limit this right.'" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 102 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-03-02T16:27:05.305982"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 102 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
102
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-03-02T16:16:15.886386+00:00
First case
102
Generated
2026-03-02T16:16:15.886386+00:00
Attributed to
Case 102 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T16:27:05.305982
Generated by
ProEthica Case 102 Extraction