Model Code of Conduct
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Most employees do not knowingly violate a law or policy. Instead, many ethical violations occur when an employee is faced with a difficult choice that requires the employee to balance competing interests where the right choice is not clear. This course uses interactive scenarios to address the "gray areas" and provides employees practical skills for identifying and resolving these ethical dilemmas. |
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Model Code of Conduct modules are used as part of the course, which uses interactive scenarios to address "gray areas" and provides employees practical skills for identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas.
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Conducting business in foreign countries is often very different than conducting business in the United States. What might be unethical or unlawful in the U.S. may be accepted practice in other countries. |
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Global Compliance's Social Media and the Workplace course teaches employees your organization's position on the use of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, and how to guard against inappropriate and illegal behavior, the violation of intellectual property rights, and the disclosure of your organization's confidential information. |
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Violating global anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws can have a devastating reputational and financial impact on your organization; you need to empower your employees to accurately identify, prevent and report possible violations. |
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Years of affirmative action, active recruiting of qualified ethnic minorities and women, and the rapid globalization of the modern marketplace have led to a diversified workplace. |
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Your organization has accumulated a great deal of confidential information about your employees, customers, products, research, and financial status. Virtually every member of your workforce impacts the security of this information. |
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As part of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, covered employers are required to train employees on how to protect personal health information (PHI). Effective training helps organizations avoid possible civil and criminal penalties of up to $250,000 per year, and up to ten years imprisonment. |
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Compliance and ethics training is not a "one-size-fits-all" solution. Global Compliance will ensure that your workplace ethics training is customized to the needs of each individual employee. |
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Strong competition in industry allows organizations to compete on measures such as the quality and innovativeness of their products, the skills and efforts of their employees, and the soundness of their business and pricing strategies. |
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Instances of fraud and abuse can have a devastating reputational and financial impact on your organization; you need to empower your employees with the information they need to accurately identify, prevent and report possible violations. |
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Conducting business in foreign countries is often very different than conducting business in the United States. What might be unethical or unlawful in the U.S. may be accepted practice in other countries. |
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Certain laws and regulations may restrict an organization's ability to provide goods or services to a particular country or otherwise do business in that country—and these laws may impose penalties for violations. |
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A culture of ethics starts from the top down. Organizations should educate their managers and supervisors to understand, model, and enforce ethical behavior in the workplace and in work-related settings. |
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To avoid penalties, employers must educate their employees on the appropriate use of material, nonpublic information. |
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Offensive and disrespectful behavior by employees can undermine an organization's workplace environment. Employers must train their employees how to recognize and report unacceptable behavior. |
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This course educates employees on how to communicate with each other effectively and in a manner that is consistent with organizational values and best business practices. |
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Data privacy laws impact how businesses operate locally and globally. Employers must train employees working with such data to understand the basic concepts and practices related to data privacy. |
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Employers should educate their employees working with competitors, customers, and suppliers on a global level about the fundamentals of antitrust law. |
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Employers must educate employees about business matters related to financial reporting and how employees should respond to difficult situations. |
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An organization's intellectual property is often instrumental in its competitive and commercial success. Employers must educate employees to protect intellectual property from unauthorized discovery or use. |
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Government agencies purchase billions of dollars in products and services each year and they represent an attractive market for many companies. However, the rules about selling to the private sector and selling to the government are different. |
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No Fear Act
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The No FEAR Act requires federal agencies to train all employees on their rights and remedies under the federal antidiscrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower protection laws. |
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The No FEAR Act requires federal agencies to train all employees on their rights and remedies under the federal antidiscrimination, retaliation, and whistleblower protection laws. |
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