The West Egg Group has adopted this policy to ensure the ongoing success of our organization, and to protect the best interests of all of our employees, vendors, customers, and the company from illegal or damaging actions committed by individuals either knowingly or unknowingly. This policy is to ensure that our staff refrain from and are prepared to identify bribery, fraudulent activity and corruption in order to report these activities appropriately. These procedures are intended to supplement the Global Code of Conduct Policy and to provide general guidance with respect to the prevention, investigation and remediation of bribery, fraud, and corruption.
The West Egg Group will not tolerate any wrongdoing or impropriety, and will immediately take the appropriate disciplinary actions to correct the problem.
Unethical Behaviour
Prevention and Detection of Bribery, Fraud and Corruption:
Mechanisms used in the prevention and detection of these prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:
In the event that any The West Egg Group employee encounters or suspects bribery, fraudulent activity or corruption, he/she is required to report this information immediately to The West Egg Group Management or the Human Resources Department. The report shall be investigated thoroughly and maintained confidential.
The investigator shall apply disciplinary actions, up to and including termination of employment and/or report the incident(s) to the appropriate authorities.
Management & Executives
Employees
*Retaliation against employees who use these reporting mechanisms to raise genuine concerns will not be tolerated.
In the event that a violation of this policy occurs, The West Egg Group will employ disciplinary measures that reflect the severity of the offense up to and including termination of employment.
Some violations may indelibly affect our business in a negative fashion. In this case, punitive measures, including legal action may be pursued.