That’s an actual quote from an employee who used that as an excuse when customer complaints revealed that she had been lying about the capabilities of her company’s products during the sales process.

The code of business conduct is also referred to as the code of ethics, depending on the company. It is a set of principles designed to guide workers to conduct themselves with honesty and integrity ...

Every compliance program begins with a code of conduct. The code of conduct expresses a company’s fundamental values and its commitment to living by them. Although a code of conduct is usually a very ...

If you’re a solopreneur, you won’t need a code of ethics or a code of conduct; the ethical values you abide by are internal. However, things change once you hire employees who may have different ideas ...

An employer code of conduct outlines the company policy with regard to situations that put the company at risk in ethical matters. In addition, it details expected behavior to encourage employees to ...

A company’s Code of Conduct is more than a document. According to the U.S. Department of Justice's latest guidance on corporate compliance programs, a Code is first and foremost a statement of a ...

The Wendy’s Company today announced the expansion of its Supplier Code of Conduct which now includes all U.S. and Canadian contracts managed by Quality Supply Chain Cooperative (QSCC) and suppliers ...

How does your organization communicate its values, commitments and expectations to your workforce? More often than not, the way people behave and lead sets the tone for workplace culture – and your ...

The union that represents more than 11,000 Starbucks baristas is responding to the coffee chain’s controversial new code of conduct, which includes a reversal on its open-door policy that allowed ...

Texas Instruments on Tuesday announced the resignation of Brian Crutcher, its president and CEO, for unspecified violations of the company’s code of conduct. The Dallas-based tech company said ...

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