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Businesses get ethical

— 10 March 2008 —

More and more UK employees are being trained in business ethics, according to a study by the Institute of Business Ethics.

The research, carried out with the top 350 listed companies, revealed that 7 in 10 of these companies provide training on codes, a third more than in 2004.

Codes and ethics are joined on the agenda by concern over the environment and climate change, with 8 in 10 claiming that their environmental impact is considered an issue of safety and security.

Indeed, 95% of those surveyed give employees a platform to raise ethical issues anonymously.

Philippa Foster Back, the Director of the Institute of Business Ethics, said “We have always said there is no point having a code of ethics unless someone does something to ensure the staff not only know about the code, but are supported in understanding what the ethical values mean for their organisation.”

Ceridian's Head of Innovation, Alexis Fox-Mills, added that “Ceridian’s Code of Conduct is there to support and protect colleagues, as well as our customers. It forms the lynchpin for all our relationships and business practices, so the golden rule is for all colleagues to be trained in the Code of Conduct within one month of arriving in the business. Compliance is then one of our shared goals and regular re-fresher training is a must.”

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