Where Policy Stops and Enforcement Begins
Policies sit at the intersection of laws and employee conduct. There’s a loop – from policies, to informing employees on policies, to enforcing them – and that is best served by a chain and not a disparate pile of links.
Attn. Small to Medium Businesses: Risk Knows No Size
When it comes to risk, size doesn’t matter. Learn what to look for and how to overcome your small-to-medium business’ risks.
Navigating DOJ’s Compliance Program Guidance
The US DOJ has released their guidance for corporate compliance programs for 2019. Read what this latest release means for your compliance program.
The Anonymous Tip: Making it Easy for Employees to do the Right Thing
The one-size-fits-all approach to anonymous reporting may not fit with every employee’s communication preferences. ETHIX360 explains why offering a variety employee hotline channels will give your company the best results.
4 Tips for Naming Your Company's… Hotline, Helpline, Whistleblower Line
What you call your company's anonymous reporting hotline can either ensure or avert trust. Here are 4 tips for selecting a name that will resonate with your staff.
4 Best Practices for a Compliance Investigation That Uber Should Look Into
Take the time to look at your company’s current hotline, open-door reporting and investigation program, and process. Chances are if they aren’t reporting any type of concern, compliance related or not, either they don’t know where or how to report the issue, do not think their report will be taken seriously, or worse, have a fear of retaliation.
Does SOX 301 Protect Anonymous Whistleblowers Internationally?
One of the most common questions we are asked by clients and prospects alike relates to allowing or prohibiting anonymous whistleblower reports. Although the answer varies greatly depending on circumstance and allegation type, it seems many of the questions revolve around Sarbanes-Oxley 301.
Why Corporate Fraud Whistleblowers Hesitate to Report Wrongdoing
A recent study by three professors looks at 230 of the U.S.'s largest public company frauds disclosed over a 20-year period. The study, entitled "Who Blows the Whistle on Corporate Fraud?" addresses how each corporate fraud was discovered. Consistent with every other study on the subject, employee whistleblowers are the largest discovery mechanism.