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Ethics & Compliance Policies
The purpose of this policy is to provide a statement, a framework, mechanisms of reporting, a redressal system and resolution instrument to employees, board members, founders, professionals, contractors, and vendors & service providers, to support & strengthen company’s safety net towards anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering & anti-slavery principles, statutes and regulations. This policy defines a support structure for whistle blowing & ensures no-retaliation.
This policy is applicable to all employees, board members, founders, professionals, contractors, vendors & service providers (across UniAcco, UniCreds, UniScholars).
Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption
ASL and its group companies, have a zero-tolerance approach to any act of bribery & corruption and are committed to take appropriate actions to comply with all applicable laws & regulations in a professional,fair, transparent manner and to act with high integrity to counter bribery & corruption. As a company operating at a global scale, we ensure compliance with the all-applicable laws, including but not limited to, Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (India), the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Bribery Act 2010 (U.K.), etc. as applicable.
All employees, including board members, founders, professionals, contractors, and vendors & service providers engaged with us in any form, must comply with regulations and laws, and should never offer, directly or indirectly, anything of value or in kind, including a gift or entertainment, kickbacks, and facilitation payments, to any representatives to:
These illustrative prohibitions apply to all teams and to anyone acting for, and on our behalf, including representatives, business partners, agents, consultants, suppliers and contractors. If any employee/ board members/ founder including professionals, contractors, service provider, vendor. Wilfully ignoring any incident of corruption or bribery within their teams or around them, will result in action against personnel in question.
Anti-Money Laundering
ASL and its group companies are committed to all Anti-money laundering laws and regulations as applicable to prevent the methods used to conceal crimes and the money derived from them, as applicable across jurisdiction where ASL operates in. Anti-Money Laundering refers to a set of laws, & regulations intended to prevent disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income.
To prevent money-laundering activities, all employees, board members, founders, professionals, contractors, vendors & service providers are to be mindful and to report any suspicion including:
Global Anti-Slavery Policy
ASL has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery & human trafficking and is committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all its business dealings and business relationships, maintaining effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery, forced labour & human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in its businesses or in any of its supply chains (People services). As a company operating at a global scale, we ensure compliance with all applicable laws, including but not limited to UK Modern Slavery Act, 2015, Australia Modern Slavery Act, 2018 etc.
ASL will not knowingly enter into any partnership or conduct any business with any individual or with the organisation that tolerates harsh or inhumane treatment or deliberately exposes to abuse and exploitation of its employees or agents.
ASL ensures that:
In case of any breach, or risk of forced labor, the subject contract is terminated and access is given to remedy, compensation and justice for the victims of modern slavery.
Whistle Blowing
Whistle Blowing empowers employees/ board members/ service providers/ vendors and other relevant stakeholders to bring forth the irregularities, malpractices, wrongdoings, etc. and is referred as whistleblowing. Any employee/ Board Members /service provider who intends to raise any complaint pertaining to an individual, process who/which is not in abidance of standard process, policy, law of land should do that by bringing it to the notice of their manager, skip manager or any other senior person who is trustworthy in the complainant’s view. If for some reason, they cannot or are hesitant to approach their aforementioned authorities, they should write to ethics@uniacco.com
How to Raise a Complaint
At ASL, it is responsibility of all employees, board members, founders, professionals, contractors, service providers, vendors to be vigilant and custodian of ASL’s ways of working and the code of conduct. If a stakeholder knows of, or has good reason to suspect, any unlawful or an unethical situation or are a victim of unlawful conduct at workplace, they should immediately report the matter to any of the following:
Redressal Mechanism
Upon receipt of a concern or a complaint, a preliminary assessment would be made into merits of the case under the purview of the Code. All complaints will be addressed either through prescribed process under Code of Conduct or any other process, and same shall be informed to the complainant, if possible.
Once the complaint is confirmed to be within the purview of anti-bribery, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering or any similar issue under this Code, case will be referred the case to the Ethics Committee to conduct the inquiry in a fair and unbiased manner, as specified in Code of Conduct. All investigations will be conducted by relevant stakeholders, ensuring just process & fairness, following the principles of natural justice and with complete obligations to the laws of the land.
No-Retaliation Policy
Our code of conduct prohibits any kind of retaliation against anyone who reports any deviation or participates in any investigation towards breach of code of conduct, policies, or the applicable laws. Any personnel who believe being retaliated against in any form, may please contact the Ethics Committee or write at ethics@uniacco.com
ASL expects that NO employee, board members, founder, professionals, contractors, service provider, vendor will: