Avoiding Conflicts of Interest Training
Help your employees identify and disclose conflicts of interest to reinforce your policies and build an ethical work culture.
Course description
This 15-minute course introduces managers and employees to the basic concepts related to conflicts of interest. Learners gain an understanding of what conflicts of interest are, why they must be avoided, common circumstances that can create potential conflicts of interest, and what to do when faced with a possible conflict of interest.
ONLINE TRAINING
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
The course covers these topics and more:
- What is a conflict of interest
- Types of conflicts of interest
- Familial Conflicts
- Personal Conflicts
- Outside Employment
- Interfering Activities
- Outside Activities
- Competing Business
- What is a conflict of interest
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Tailor courses to include your logo, relevant policies, workplace images, and more. Traliant can even customize the course with scenarios that take place in your own workplace environment.
Translations
Training is available in English, Spanish and is supported in over 100 languages.
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Uniquely qualified in-house compliance team
Our exceptional in-house Compliance Advisory Team is led by Michael Johnson, Chief Strategy Officer and former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who has provided training and guidance to organizations like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Google, the United Nations, and the World Bank.
Keeping you compliant, effortlessly
Keeping up with the complex web of employment laws — especially if your workforce spans multiple states — can be tricky. That’s why we offer a streamlined training solution that ensures you stay compliant with federal, state, and local regulations, so you can focus on what matters most: your team.
Simplifying your policies and handbooks
Crafting an employee handbook that meets legal standards can be daunting. Let us ease the burden. We help you navigate regulatory changes to ensure your policies and handbooks not only comply with the law but also reflect industry best practices.
What to consider when choosing the most effective conflict of interest training
- Protect the company's reputation: Conflicts of interest can erode trust in a company, damaging its reputation and relationships with customers, partners, and investors.
- Ensure ethical decision-making: Training helps to ensure that employees make decisions based on what is best for the company, rather than their own personal gain.
- Minimize legal risks: Conflicts of interest can lead to legal issues and penalties, especially in regulated industries.
- Empower employees: Training provides employees with the knowledge and confidence to recognize potential conflicts of interest, disclose them appropriately, and make ethical decisions.
- Strengthen your compliance program: A comprehensive conflict of interest training program is an essential component of a robust compliance program.
- Build a culture of trust: A culture of transparency and integrity is essential for a successful business. Training helps to promote that culture by raising awareness of potential conflicts and encouraging employees to speak up.
- Personal relationships: An employee who is asked to hire a close friend or relative, or who uses their position to benefit a family member.
- Financial interests: An employee who invests in a company that is a competitor to their employer, or who accepts gifts or favors from a vendor.
- Outside activities: An employee who uses company resources or time for personal projects or activities.
See Traliant’s article: Do your employees know how to spot a conflict of interest in the workplace?
- Legal penalties: Companies can face fines and other penalties for violating laws related to conflict of interest, such as the FCPA or SEC regulations.
- Loss of trust and reputation: Conflicts of interest can damage the trust between a company and its stakeholders, including employees, customers, and investors.
- Ethical issues: Conflicts of interest can raise ethical concerns about fairness and transparency, undermining the integrity of the company's operations.
This is why it's important to build conflicts of interest into your code of conduct training
