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Conflicts of Interest

Many conflicts of interest may affect companies, from gifts and hospitality to self-dealing and external work. They can impact employee performance and may directly or indirectly affect a company's success.

Our Conflicts of Interest Course will equip your staff with the essential knowledge to manage conflicts of interest.

It provides practical strategies for identifying, preventing, and effectively managing conflicts of interest, fostering ethical decision-making and enhancing organisational transparency.

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

Learning objectives

  • Appreciate the importance of conflicts of interest to your company and clients
  • Identify a conflict of interest
  • Know when and how to report a conflict of interest
  • Recognise a variety of situations in which conflicts of interest arise

    What can you expect your employees to learn?

Introduction

What are conflicts of interest?

  • Examples of conflicts of interest

Conflicts of interest & corruption

  • Why is this important?
  • You decide: What are the benefits of transparency?
  • Crossing the line

Community, business & conflict of interest

  • Appearances matter!

Types of relationships

  • How do we define 'family'?
  • Second jobs
  • Recruitment, promotion and work relationships 

What are the consequences?

Scenario: Enrique's job offer


How to identify a conflict of interest

Avoiding conflicts of interest

Responding to conflicts of interest

  • Actions to resolve conflicts of interest
  • Scenario: Claire's conundrum
  • Scenario: Red flags
  • Scenario: A recommendation
  • Scenario: The job opening
  • Scenario: The board role
  • You decide: Is it acceptable or not?

Procurement

Dealing with suppliers

Whistleblowing

Summary

Affirmation

Assessment

Does your company have…

Under 50 employees?

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Over 50 employees?

We have a range of flexible pricing plans to suit your unique needs. Choose from off-the-shelf course libraries or a customised, bespoke approach to reach your compliance learning goals.

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Your questions, answered

ESG

Common FAQs

How can I log breaches in our Environmental Procedures?

Our Compliance Breach Register helps you track breaches of your Environmental Procedures. It allows you to securely log incidents and maintain a clear audit trail. By centralising this process, you can monitor compliance, analyse trends, and demonstrate accountability in line with ESG standards.

How can employees report ESG-related concerns anonymously? 

Our Whistleblowing Register allows employees to report any ESG-related issues, such as environmental risks, ethical breaches, or governance concerns. This secure and anonymous platform ensures that employees feel safe raising concerns.

How can I ensure employees are aware of and comply with our Environmental Procedures? 

With our Policy Hub, you can easily distribute your Environmental Procedures to employees and ensure compliance. The tool allows you to assign policies, track acknowledgements, and send automated reminders to those who haven't attested yet. 

Are the courses SCORM-compliant?

Yes. This means they can be delivered via the Skillcast Portal or any other SCORM-compliant Learning Management System.

What other tools are needed beyond training?

A comprehensive compliance solution often needs more than just training. Alongside e-learning, tools like declarations, surveys, and registers that track compliance tasks are usually essential. Skillcast provides full support to help you set up these additional tools.

Can users only view the courses assigned to them?

No. All users can view all the courses in your Portal. Additionally, some of these courses may be mandatory, requiring completion by the given deadline.

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