Bribery and corruption

New and updated

• More model policies and documents now GDPR-compliant

  Date:

  22 March 2018

  Type:

  Editor's choice

  We have revised our model policies and documents on the right to request flexible working, time off work, retirement, bribery and whistleblowing to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is in force from 25 May 2018.

• Anti-bribery policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to take account of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018.

• Form for an employee to report bribery

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, on this document.

• Bribery

  Type:

  Good practice manual

  Updated with information on trends in complying in bribery regulation.

• Regulation and the gig economy: It is not just about worker status

  Date:

  12 May 2017

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  High-profile cases involving self-employed drivers for the likes of Uber and Deliveroo have focused heavily on employment status and rights. But HR professionals must not forget that so-called gig economy workers could raise other potential legal issues.

• Rolls-Royce bribery fine: Four steps to reducing risk in your organisation

  Date:

  24 January 2017

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  Rolls-Royce has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of pounds to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the US justice department and Brazilian regulators after a four-year investigation into bribery and corruption.

• Anti-bribery statement

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information on Blake v Home Office, an employment tribunal decision that an employee was fairly dismissed for failing to report an attempted bribe in a timely manner.

• Anti-bribery contract clause

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information on Blake v Home Office, an employment tribunal decision that an employee was fairly dismissed for failing to report an attempted bribe in a timely manner.

• Employee fairly dismissed after taking bribe contrary to Bribery Act 2010

  Date:

  15 January 2016

  Type:

  Law reports

  The dismissal of an immigration officer for taking a bribe was held to be fair by the employment tribunal. The employer was entitled to conclude that the honesty and integrity of the employee, who performed an important public function, was in doubt because she did not immediately report the bribe.

• Take steps to prevent bribery

  Type:

  Tasks