{"id":1419,"date":"2019-09-10T13:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addison.lwh.dev\/insights\/employee-ethics-compliance-programs\/"},"modified":"2019-09-10T13:00:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T20:00:48","slug":"employee-ethics-compliance-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/employee-ethics-compliance-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee Ethics and Compliance Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Doing the next &#8220;right thing&#8221; and doing the next &#8220;thing right&#8221; is made easy for employees thanks to ethics and compliance programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/content.lrn.com\/research-insights\/2019-ec-program-effectiveness-report\">LRN survey<\/a> of corporate ethics and compliance managers, companies are trying to get their employees to behave more ethically. Consequently, there has been a 20% increase in employers considering ethical behavior as part of employee performance reviews and bonuses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethics and compliance survey participants rated the following statements on a five-point scale ranging from \u201calmost always true\u201d to \u201crarely true\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We tolerate high performers that violate our code of conduct or values.<\/li><li>The managers within my company sometimes act as if they are above the rules.<\/li><li>Leaders consistently make values-based objectives that our employees trust.<\/li><li>Employees within the company feel pressured to achieve immediate objectives; even it is means acting in a way that would be inconsistent with our values.<\/li><li>Employees worry about how their managers will react, so they hesitate to speak out during team meetings.<\/li><li>When decisions conflict with our values, employees ask questions.<\/li><li>Even if it\u2019s not in their best interest, employees will always do the right thing.<\/li><li>Employees are comfortable with skipping leadership levels above their direct boss to raise ethical concerns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The program effectiveness index <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After this, LRN then grouped the programs into quintiles so that they could compare the impact of E&amp;C programs across additional survey questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The organizations that made it into the top two quintiles were labeled as having a high organizational impact, while the bottom two quintiles were a low organizational impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 key similarities in high impact ethics and compliance programs.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Employees use a moral compass and don&#8217;t need a manual as a guide.<\/li><li>Ethics are embedded in all business operations.<\/li><li> Every staff member and stakeholder takes part in ethical compliance, not just certain staff.  <\/li><li>Accountability starts with senior leaders. <\/li><li>A proactive and comprehensive approach is taken to managing risks. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating a new compliance and ethics program can be challenging. Below are five tips for getting your compliance and ethics program started. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Proactively Manage Compliance and Ethics<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Be proactive in establishing controls and processes, defining accountability, and centrally managing compliance requirements so that they are easily accessible by all departments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Adopt and Communicate an Ethical Profile<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethics begins at the top.  Create policies and procedures that define the culture and expected behavior of everyone working within the organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Train Employees on Ethics and Compliance Policies<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee training is always a smart move. They need to understand the organization\u2019s ethical boundaries and culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Integrate Hotlines with the Corporate Compliance Program<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some organizations implement hotlines for employees to anonymously report bribery, fraud, ethical violations, discrimination, and other misconduct.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use a Risk-based Approach <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A risk-based approach involves identifying high-risk areas within the organization, and then managing and monitoring them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ethics and compliance training is a continuous process that requires businesses to keep vigilant.  With ethics and compliance training programs being integrating into more-and-more companies, it&#8217;s making &#8220;doing the right thing&#8221; easier for employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more helpful tips form our DLC blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/dlcinc.com\/company\/#company-news\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing the next &#8220;right thing&#8221; and doing the next &#8220;thing right&#8221; is made easy for employees thanks to ethics and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":1342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"post_function":[],"post_audience":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-article"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Employee Ethics and Compliance Programs - Addison Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ethics and compliance training is a continuous process that requires businesses to keep vigilant. 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