Anti-bribery Training

Our Anti-bribery Training Course will help your employees understand bribery, its consequences, red flags, and what to do if they suspect corruption.

Despite global efforts to combat bribery, it remains a significant risk for businesses worldwide.

Bribery involves giving or offering money or another benefit or inducement to persuade someone to act in your favour to obtain an unlawful advantage.

It constitutes a criminal and predicate offence with severe penalties, including imprisonment and unlimited fines.

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Anti-Bribery Training Course

About this Course

Available as part of our Compliance Essentials Library.

Learning Objectives

This course will prepare your employees to:

  • Define what bribery is
  • Recognise the consequences of offering or accepting bribes
  • Explain the provisions of the UK Bribery Act 2010
  • Identify common bribery red flags
  • Comply with our Company's policies for gifts, corporate hospitality, travel expenses and facilitation payments
  • Recognise when and how to seek advice and report concerns or suspicions of bribery

Latest Course Updates

  • Course redesigned with a more modern feel
  • Full review conducted by an anti-bribery expert
  • Text & image updates throughout the course
  • 12 updated activities & scenarios
  • Updated post-course assessment questions

Anti-bribery Course

Introduction

- Bribery is an enormous problem
- Bribery is detrimental to society
- We have zero-tolerance for bribery

Key legislation

- UK Bribery Act 2010
- UK Bribery Act penalties
- US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- FCPA penalties
- Comparing the FCPA & UK Bribery Act

What can be a bribe?

- You decide: Could it be a bribe?
- Offering non-cash favours
- Using intermediaries
- Accounting for the expenses
- Who could be liable?
- The situation reported
- The investigator arrives
- Associated persons: Employee actions
- Associated persons: Third-party actions
- Example: FIFA
- You decide: Associated persons
- Example: Airline Services Ltd
- Working with associated persons
- Best practice: Preventing bribery
- Red flags
- Bribe offered but not paid
- Bribe solicited by manager
- Example: Sainsbury's
- Hiring Imani's son
- Best practice: Recruitment
- Scenario: Interviewing a friend
- Scenario: A candidate with connections
- Example: Hiring relatives
- Jason gathers further information

The corporate offence

- Is the company responsible for associated persons?
- You make the call: Associated persons

Bribery of foreign public officials

- Who is a foreign public official?
- You decide: Foreign public officials
- Example: TechnipFMC

Facilitation payments

- You decide: Facilitation payments
- Example: Vetco International

Gifts, hospitality & expenses

- Hospitality
- Gifts & expenses
- Travel
- Entry 1: An invitation
- Entry 2: A conference
- Entry 3: A change of location
- Example: Novartis

Donations & sponsorships

- Entry 1: A tender
- Entry 2: An upcoming election
- Entry 3: A fundraising event
- Example: Vimpelcom

Reporting bribery

- Email 1: A lunch invitation
- Email 2: The new relationship manager
- Email 3: Dealing with agents
- Example: Ericsson
- Sometime later...
- Getting advice & raising concerns

Summary

Affirmation

Assessment

Course Specifications

Structure

Structure

Approximately 55-minute long e-learning course followed by a 10-question assessment.

Audience

Audience

Suitable for all staff - examples and interactivities designed for staff at all levels. No previous knowledge or experience required.

Design

Design

SHARD-compliant, responsive display on all devices, accessibility on screen readers, visual design controlled via client style sheet.

Fast track

FastTrack Option

Ability to offer optional test-out, whereby users can choose to skip the course content and complete the learning assignment simply by passing the assessment.

Compatibility

Compatibility

All Windows, Mac OSX, iOS, Android (Flash-free for mobile compatibility). AICC and SCORM 1.2-compliant, suitable for both hosted and deployed SCORM or AICC.

Tailoring

Tailoring

Fully customisable on Skillcast Portal CMS.

Translation

Translation

Pre-translated versions not available, but all text content can be exported for translation into all languages.

Localisation

Localisation

Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

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Our compliance training courses are available across Skillcast plans. Our plans cover businesses with small to large teams and offer a mix of tailored and off-the-shelf courses.

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Later, you can add the Policy Hub for policy attestations, DSE self-assessment, Gifts and Hospitality register, and other features to streamline staff compliance.

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It enables you to create comprehensive user journeys to deliver learning and policies, obtain declarations and submissions, and consolidate data to achieve your compliance outcomes.

More on Bribery & Corruption

The UK Bribery Act 2010 stands as a formidable force in the global fight against corruption, setting a benchmark for anti-corruption laws worldwide.

While the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of the United States has been a longstanding tool in combating corporate wrongdoing, the UK Bribery Act sets a more expansive standard by strictly prohibiting all forms of bribery, without exceptions, including those for so-called "grease" or facilitation payments.

Regardless of geographic location, individuals and corporations found guilty of violating this stringent law face severe consequences. Not only could they be subjected to fines without a capped limit—a financial burden that could potentially cripple a company—but individuals may also find themselves facing the grim prospect of up to a decade behind bars.

This universal application underscores the law's extensive reach, ensuring that no breach, regardless of where it occurs around the globe, escapes scrutiny. Such stringent penalties serve as a powerful deterrent, emphasising the critical importance of adherence to anti-bribery standards and the dire consequences of non-compliance.

The Bribery Act has created a "strict liability" offence for companies based in the UK for failing to prevent bribery by employees, agents, subsidiaries or other 'associated persons'. This means that if an associated person offers or pays a bribe on your company's behalf, you can face unlimited fines even if your company didn't sanction the bribe or even know about it being paid. The only defence available to you is that your company had implemented "adequate procedures" to prevent bribery.

For this reason, procedures such as policy attestation, staff training, supply chain due diligence and an effective whistleblowing channel are your insurance against the risk of bribery.

Bribery & Whistleblowing

Blowing the whistle on internal and external malpractices is essential for the functioning and survival of companies. Whistleblowing allows employees to report suspected or actual misconduct confidentially or anonymously. This is crucial, as it ensures that staff can report such behaviour safely, even if they feel uncomfortable or unable to approach management directly.

Establishing a robust online whistleblowing register emerges as an optimal solution, empowering employees to confidently and anonymously report any suspicions or concrete knowledge of bribery activities. This digital platform serves not only as a beacon of transparency within your organisation but also as a safeguard, ensuring that every member of your team has the ability to voice concerns without fear of retaliation or breach of privacy.

Anti-bribery Compliance Resources

Skillcast's online Policy Hub allows your employees to review and attest to all the relevant policies in a timely and efficient manner. You can also provide evidence to regulators and authorities when required.

We have created a comprehensive bribery and corruption roadmap to help you navigate the compliance landscape. Our blog provides insights and up-to-date information on the topic of bribery and corruption.

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