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Following many high-profiles cases, the current focus on safeguarding in the UK is forcing organisations that work or come into contact with children to consider whether their safeguarding provisions for protecting vulnerable groups are fit for purpose. In the June issue of HR Magazine, Leo Martin looks at the role HR can play in getting…
Yearly Archives: 2017
Introducing GoodCorporation’s anti-corruption debate, Lord Gold began by affirming that the primary role of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to investigate and prosecute. While the Conservative Party manifesto proposes absorbing the SFO into the National Crime Agency, there is unlikely to be any deviation from that primary purpose. Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) are also…
Richard Brearley, head of compliance (EMEA) at Macquarie led our debate on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which comes into force in May 2018. The introduction began with an interrogation of the likely impact of the GDPR; is it a significant game changer or does it represent incremental change under a tougher enforcement regime?…
Three views on the Barclays whistleblowing controversy were put forward in the May issue of Governance & Compliance Magazine. Leo Martin joined leading business journalist Dina Medland and Peter Swaby, Policy and Research Director at the ICSA to comment on the issues this case raises. Read the article in full here. Posted May 2017
In 2017, Leo Martin commented in Ethical Corporation on how companies can encourage their employees to speak out about problems before they turn into crises While the phrase forewarned is forearmed may make total sense on the battle field, it seems that the world of business is yet to properly cotton on. According to the…
GoodCorporation joined the whistleblowing charities and law firms calling for regulators to ensure that whistleblowers are properly protected. Leo Martin was quoted in The Guardian, the journal for the International Bar Association and Here is the City. “The Barclays whistleblower scandal will be a real test for the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation…
The Barclays whistleblower scandal will be a real test for the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, whose rules on whistleblowing clearly state that a whistleblower’s confidentiality must be protected and that firms need to create a culture that encourages employees to raise concerns about poor behaviour. It is hard to see how…
“The Barclays whistleblower scandal will be a real test for the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, whose rules on whistleblowing clearly state that a whistleblower’s confidentiality must be protected and that firms need to create a culture that encourages employees to raise concerns about poor behaviour. “It is hard to see how…
France has become the latest country to enact legislation to place a legal obligation on corporates to ensure respect for human rights throughout their activities and business relationships. Developed as a result of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh which led to the death of over 1,000 workers, the new law requires French companies above…
