UK workers are unconvinced that adequate mental health support will be provided as they return to the workplace on Monday. A nationwide survey of UK workers commissioned by business ethics specialists GoodCorporation revealed that only 36 per cent of staff believe that their employer will provide adequate mental health support as we come out of the crisis. …
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A nationwide survey of UK workers commissioned by business ethics specialists GoodCorporation has revealed that mental health may go unsupported by employers as the nation comes out of lockdown. Just over a third[1] of employees (36%) believe that their employer will provide adequate mental health support as we continue to adapt to working through the…
A nationwide survey of UK workers commissioned by business ethics specialists GoodCorporation has revealed that over a quarter[1] (28%) of employees whose organisations operate in the public sector were asked to work while furloughed. It is illegal to ask furloughed employees to work. These findings suggest that public sector contracts need to be carefully scrutinised….
July 30 – Working on the frontline to end human trafficking: UN World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Every year, hundreds of thousands of children are trafficked for sport. To help clubs and sporting bodies prevent this from happening, anti-trafficking charity Mission 89 and GoodCorporation have developed a Framework on Safeguarding Children from Trafficking in…
Businesses are failing to understand the corruption risks their organisations face and are still struggling to put the right anti-bribery practices in place according to data compiled by GoodCorporation. These are just some of the findings in the latest paper Combating corruption: businesses still at risk, published by GoodCorporation, leading practitioners in measuring and assessing…
Commenting on the Uber’s decision to link executive pay to diversity targets, Debbie Ramsay, director of business ethics advisers GoodCorporation said: “Too often companies publish statements about diversity or inclusion but make no real effort to incentivise staff, particularly at a senior level, to live up to them. Uber’s decision therefore, to link the bonus…
“Businesses need a better understanding of their company culture to avoid reputational risk” say responsible business experts GoodCorporation Over a quarter of the UK workforce believe their managers would bend the rules if necessary to get the job done, according to a survey by Opinium for business ethics advisers GoodCorporation, published today. The survey also…
The Supplier Code of Conduct, published recently by the UK Government’s Commercial Function contains several reasons to be optimistic. The standards it sets for suppliers to central government on world-class innovation, greater inclusion of SMEs, zero-tolerance of harassment and greater transparency on conflicts of interest are commendable. However, its section on modern slavery could leave key stakeholders underwhelmed….
GoodCorporation supports today’s decision by the Gambling Commission to penalise gambling firm 888 for failing to protect vulnerable customers. Leo Martin, director of business ethics advisers GoodCorporation, said: “From our assessments we know that good schemes really can work and are essential if the industry is to help reduce gambling-related harm. We have worked with several leading companies…
The Government’s plans to revise the UK’s data protection laws, announced this week, will effectively ensure that the UK remains compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which is applicable from May 2018. This announcement is helpful for businesses and should clarify some of the confusion around the need or otherwise to prepare…
