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Even in the age of SpeakUp and #metoo, misconduct is still underreported… According to research from Gartner, about 60% of all misconduct observed in the workplace is never reported. When employees do report misconduct, almost 70 percent make their statement…
Still on the fence about committing to better ethics in your business? Lose the hesitation! The positive benefits of doing business ethically are well-documented. Great expectations Simply put, in 2021, people expect the businesses they work with to wear their…
Values aren’t like paintings: spectacular fallout happens when companies, corporations or government departments hang their values up and admire them from a distance. Along with such passive engagement comes a total lack of employee guidance and negligible referencing by management.…
Hotlines promote an ethical culture by giving employees a way to report wrongdoing anonymously, but management needs to ‘walk the talk’… So, you’re weathering the Covid-19 challenge (as well as can be expected), customers seem satisfied and employees seem to…
Science proves honesty is the best policy There are a multitude of good reasons to commit to a culture of honesty and integrity in the workplace, even beyond simple conceptions of right and wrong. There’s now a wealth of research…
Business expert Jane Arnott on New Zealand’s leaky buildings scandal and the power of empathy as an ethical standard… We hear little about the reasons why people choose to speak up. What makes someone want to raise their hand up…
The case for implementing an independent hotline facility at your business. In an uncertain world, a whistleblowing hotline is a key tool for reducing risk and building trust. Not only do whistleblowing hotlines provide a useful conduit for feedback and…
If bullying, harassment, or shaming was a race, says ethics expert Jane Arnott, then New Zealand’s sporting codes would have a fine pedigree. In recent months all bets would have been on Cycling NZ or Hockey NZ, closely followed by…
Our new enterprise case management system – EthicsPro – is almost here! Developed by Report it Now, EthicsPro lets users run, track and manage their ethical reporting responsibilities in an automated, intuitive, best-practice way. Ultra-secure and New Zealand-made, we’ve designed…
Businesses need to be prepared as post Covid-19 disruption will test everyone, writes ethics expert Jane Arnott… We are being warned. NZ’s post-Covid-19 winter is set to become a fertile season for bribery and corruption. As the impact of redundancies…