Stop Writing Checks - Tipping the Scales of Justice in Your Favor

Corporate compliance has become a major issue in the last decade.

Organizations as well as their employees have become much more familiar with what constitutes non-compliance in the eyes of the law. The headlines are full of lawsuits (and their high cost) brought against employers that allege harassment and unfair practices. What can you as an employer do to protect yourself and your company against such suits?

1. Do Something. Show sincere and sustained efforts to educate your managers on the legal way to handle personnel problems…not just in your words but through significant investment in training programs and in staffing Human Resources with knowledgeable, competent leaders.
   
   
2. Get Your Act Together. Be very specific in all your documents, from your values statement to your employee handbook, as to how complaints are to be reported, received and handled.
   
   
3. Live It. Foster a corporate culture that supports the policies you have established.

With these three components in place—investment in programs and staff, procedural clarity and supportive culture—you can tip the scales in your favor.

Take our free AB1825 Corporate Compliance Health Check to see where you stand.