-
Financial authority warns of misconduct risk among homeworkers
-The UK’s financial watchdog this week warned that it is seeing an increased risk of financial misconduct among homeworkers due to a lack of oversight and controls over communication tools.
-
CDC Foundation introduces app to enhance ethics and empower employees to speak up
-The CDC Foundation is partnering with the workplace misconduct reporting solution Vault Platform as part of its ongoing commitment to create an inclusive workplace and transparent speak-up culture.
-
Big Tech faces more employee activism over misconduct handling
-The Alphabet Workers Union aims to pressure the company to prioritize ethics in product development, and take reports of workplace misconduct, including diversity, pay discrimination, and sexual harassment, more seriously.
-
Why culture is mission critical to compliance
-Join global compliance expert Thomas Fox and the London Stock Exchange’s Chief Risk Officer, Maxine Gee, to discuss the growing joint responsibility between Compliance, Legal, and HR for an ethical company culture.
-
Emerging risks in a post COVID-19 world
-External risks go beyond the fallout of the pandemic. The list includes not just economic risks, but also a wide spectrum of ESG risks (including societal, geopolitical, technological and environmental) which are not expressed using financial metrics – and yet have very concrete financial consequences.
-
Whitepaper: Compliance with the EU Whistleblower Directive
-On 7 October 2019, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted a new whistleblower directive (the “EU Whistleblower Directive”), which must be implemented in the EU member states no later than 17 December 2021.
-
Financial watchdog cracks down on non-financial misconduct
-Historically, national financial regulators such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the UK have been less aggressive in pursuing ‘non-financial’ misconduct than in cases where a client’s money is at stake. But developments at the tail end of 2020 marked a sea change in the focus of the FCA, which we expect to see replicated globally.
-
EHRC guidance on harassment at work and how digital reporting tools help
-Employment tribunals can consider the EHRC’s guidance in harassment claims but, more importantly, it is expected to form the basis of a new statutory Code of Practice which will have greater legal force.
-
Nasdaq sends strong signal on importance of diversity
-In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the proposal will require most Nasdaq-listed companies to have at least two diverse directors, including one who self-identifies as female and one who self-identifies as either an underrepresented minority or LGBTQ+. Companies that are not able to meet these requirements must be able to publicly explain why.
-
Impact of Remote Work on Ethics & Compliance
-The move to remote work has significant impacts on Ethics & Compliance programs. To study the issue in greater depth, Vault Platform joined an Ethics and Compliance Initiative (ECI) working group looking at the impact of remote work on strategy, risk management, culture, speak up climate and processes, and accountability.
Home » Blog Archive » Resources » Page 3
Resources
Home » Blog Archive » Resources » Page 3
