As an employer, you should have a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption and bribery in the workplace. This is because one of your duties as an employer is to ensure that you take reasonable preventative procedures against corruption and bribery offences. Consequently, your company policies should include adequate procedures that promote anti-corruption and anti-bribery in the workplace. Failing to have adequate procedures in place is a serious matter that could result in a civil or criminal penalty. Hence, this article will explain what you need to know about your anti-corruption and bribery duty in England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corruption is where a person abuses their power or position of trust to gain something personally. Similarly, bribery is where a person offers, promises, requests, or gives someone money, favour, or advantage to influence their judgement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Within your business, bribery is illegal. It is also against the law to agree to or receive bribes. It does not matter if it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put simply, bribery is against the law. Consequently, you must prevent corruption and bribery from occurring by someone associated with your business, such as your employees. If someone associated with your business<\/a> is involved in bribery, your business could be liable if you have not established adequate procedures to stop it from happening. Ultimately, it does not matter that you may not be aware of bribery happening.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n As an employer, you should have an anti-bribery policy if your business risks potential bribery, such as if employees may engage in bribery through their work. To establish whether your business is exposed to possible bribery and corruption, you can conduct a risk assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n By having an anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy, you can implement procedures to prevent bribery regarding your business. This could aid your business in not being liable should bribery occur. It can also assist in identifying and monitoring any corruption or bribery and how to respond to instances of bribery should you identify any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n