Bribery and corruption

New and updated

• Date:

  8 November 2021

  Type:

  Law reports

  Unfair dismissal: Manager's approval of golf trip was gross misconduct

  In Thompson v Informatica Software Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employee's dismissal for authorising the cost of a golf trip for a customer, in breach of the employer's anti-corruption policy, was fair.

• Type:

  Good practice manual

  Implementing effective bribery prevention procedures

  Updated with further information on the data protection implications of monitoring employees’ emails.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Anti-bribery policy

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

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Form for an employee to report bribery

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

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Anti-bribery statement

  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.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Anti-bribery contract clause

  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.

• Date:

  15 January 2016

  Type:

  Law reports

  Employee fairly dismissed after taking bribe contrary to Bribery Act 2010

  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.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Take steps to prevent bribery

• Type:

  Tasks

  Introduce a policy on gifts and corporate hospitality

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can employers or their staff offer corporate hospitality to existing or potential clients, customers or suppliers without falling foul of the Bribery Act 2010?