Maine has always been at the forefront of sexual harassment prevention. In 1991, it became the first state in the U.S. to require sexual harassment training in the workplace. As an employer, you would never want harassment cases to mar your company’s reputation or let your employees face the consequences. Prevention is always better and creating awareness is the first step towards preventing such cases. Examples of sexual harassment. MORE

In the right hands, social media provides numerous opportunities to promote your company’s culture and ethics, develop customer relationships, and build a positive reputation in your industry. The first step is understanding where these platforms can put your company at risk. MORE

Business magnate and philanthropist Warren Buffett once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. After the legal battles ended, millions in fines were issued, and the companies took a huge hit to their reputations that would lead to even bigger losses. MORE

While the commitment to being ethical may be true, it is often the practice of enforcing an ethical code of conduct that becomes the issue. The board and the top tier of management may put guidelines or policies in place to ensure that the workforce is staying on the ethical path, but all of the guidelines in the world won’t matter if no one inside the organization is enforcing them. MORE

Employee compliance training can feel a bit like an exercise in bureaucracy. Both companies and employees treat the subject like a necessary box to tick, but very few take the time to truly understand it. Consider the following your cheat sheet. MORE

Having concerns about integrity, both inside and outside the boardroom is the sign of an effective board. In addition to the CEO, the board is one of the key factors in setting the standard of ethical culture within a business. Things like the policies of the organization, fiduciary responsibility, and accountability contribute to the integrity of the board as a whole. MORE

Are you in charge of your company’s compliance with the latest laws and regulations? Things change so quickly that what might have been compliant one day could change the next. Supervisors and managers must understand how to be in compliance and as your employees apply the rules and regulations to their work, you may find great disparities in their knowledge base. What Is Compliance Training? Code Of Conduct vs Compliance Training. MORE

According to CNIL, Google had violated the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduced into the European Union in May 2018, concerning the protection of user data and users’ ability to opt-out of sharing their data. This case underscores the need for a global compliance program within companies, particularly ones that operate in multiple locations and countries around the world. How do you create a global compliance program? MORE

Whether that power positively or negatively affects an organization’s brand message and reputation can depend on two things: how well its social media policy is crafted and how well the employees adhere to it. There should be two sets of instructions and expectations. MORE

In this post, we discuss how to organise compliance e-learning and foster employee participation in employee compliance training. If you are responsible for training in the workplace, read on for tips and timesaving suggestions. Understand the why. In many work environments, employee compliance training is an annual requirement. Understanding the reasons behind training serves to increase learner motivation. MORE

In the first part of this post , we looked at some of the problems associated with a lot of compliance training. It can be tedious, uninspiring and not particularly effective – it may satisfy a requirement to perform the infamous “sheep dip” training session , but that doesn’t mean that their behavior will change. The UK broadcaster, Channel 4 needed to train all its staff in risk awareness. MORE

RIMA GHOSE CHOWDHURY WALKS THE POSH TALK WITH LEARNNOVATORS. ABOUT Dr. RIMA GHOSE CHOWDHURY: As EVP and CHRO, Dr. Rima Ghose Chowdhury leads Datamatics HR functions globally, with operations in the US, India, Middle East, Europe, and the Philippines. THE INTERVIEW: 1. MORE

As we head into the silly season, it’s worth keeping in mind that silliness is no excuse for poor standards of behavior or even misconduct at work functions. We’ve also all heard stories of employers firing staff because of such inappropriate behavior. MORE