Anti-Bribery Training
Despite a worldwide effort to eradicate bribery, it is still prevalent in many countries and presents a real risk for businesses. Bribery is a criminal offence and a predicate offence that can lead to money laundering charges. Both offences carry harsh penalties, including imprisonment and unlimited fines. Any substantial gifts or hospitality could be seen as a bribe, including charitable donations. Even small favours that you think nothing of could be perceived as inducements. Our Bribery Prevention Course will help your employees to understand what bribery is, the relevant anti-bribery laws and your systems and procedures for bribery prevention.- 30 Minutes
- All staff
- UK Bribery Act 2010
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

Learning objectives
- Define what bribery is
- Recognise the consequences of offering or accepting bribes
- Explain the provisions of the UK Bribery Act 2010
- Identify common bribery red flags
- Comply with your Company's policies for gifts, corporate hospitality, travel expenses and facilitation payments
- Recognise when and how to seek advice and report concerns or suspicions of bribery
What can you expect your employees to learn?
Introduction
- Bribery is an enormous problem
- Bribery is detrimental to society
- We have zero-tolerance for bribery
Key legislation
- UK Bribery Act 2010
- UK Bribery Act penalties
- US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- FCPA penalties
- Comparing the FCPA & UK Bribery Act
What can be a bribe?
- You decide: Could it be a bribe?
- Offering non-cash favours
- Using intermediaries
- Accounting for the expenses
- Who could be liable?
- The situation reported
- The investigator arrives
- Associated persons: Employee actions
- Associated persons: Third-party actions
- Example: FIFA
- You decide: Associated persons
- Example: Airline Services Ltd
- Working with associated persons
- Best practice: Preventing bribery
- Red flags
- Bribe offered but not paid
- Bribe solicited by manager
- Example: Sainsbury's
- Hiring Imani's son
- Best practice: Recruitment
- Scenario: Interviewing a friend
- Scenario: A candidate with connections
- Example: Hiring relatives
- Jason gathers further information
The corporate offence
- Is the company responsible for associated persons?
- You make the call: Associated persons
Bribery of foreign public officials
- Who is a foreign public official?
- You decide: Foreign public officials
- Example: TechnipFMC
Facilitation payments
- You decide: Facilitation payments
- Example: Vetco International
Gifts, hospitality & expenses
- Hospitality
- Gifts & expenses
- Travel
- Entry 1: An invitation
- Entry 2: A conference
- Entry 3: A change of location
- Example: Novartis
Donations & sponsorships
- Entry 1: A tender
- Entry 2: An upcoming election
- Entry 3: A fundraising event
- Example: Vimpelcom
Reporting bribery
- Email 1: A lunch invitation
- Email 2: The new relationship manager
- Email 3: Dealing with agents
- Example: Ericsson
- Sometime later...
- Getting advice & raising concerns
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
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