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Gifts and Hospitality

Gifts and hospitality are an important part of business, and companies worldwide employ this. Corporate gift-giving is indeed legal when used appropriately.

However, gifts and hospitality can cause conflicts of interest and be used as bribes in extreme cases. To avoid inadvertent violations, it's important to understand what constitutes an inappropriate gift.

Our Gifts and Hospitality Course explains the risks associated with gifts and hospitality and outlines what is acceptable with respect to corporate gift giving.

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  • 15 Minutes
  • For all staff
  • Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

Learning objectives

  • Recognise the risks arising from gifts and hospitality
  • Know what's acceptable and what isn't in terms of corporate gifts and hospitality
  • Comply with your Gifts and Hospitality Policy, including any thresholds
  • Make declarations and reports in line with our policy and procedures

    What can you expect your employees to learn?

Introduction

When gift-giving goes wrong

When are gifts & hospitality okay?

  • You decide: Is it appropriate or not?

Gifts & hospitality: What rules apply?

  • Inappropriate gifts & hospitality: Where do you draw the line?
  • Our gifts & hospitality policy
  • Do you know the limits?
  • Best practice: Gifts & hospitality
  • Scenario: Steph's gift
  • Scenario: The spa stay
  • Scenario: The prize
  • Reporting concerns
  • Summary

Affirmation

Assessment

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Your questions, answered

Bribery Prevention

How can I monitor and manage anti-bribery compliance in my organisation?

Implementing a gifts and hospitality register enables you to monitor and manage anti-bribery compliance effectively. Employees can log gifts, entertainment, and hospitality, providing a transparent overview of potential risks.

How can I effectively distribute my anti-bribery policy to employees?

Our Policy Hub allows you to upload and distribute your anti-bribery policy seamlessly to all employees. This centralised platform simplifies policy distribution and includes an attestation feature, ensuring employees acknowledge and commit to complying with the policy.

What’s a reliable LMS for creating role-based learning paths for anti-bribery compliance?

Skillcast's LMS helps organisations build role-based learning paths for anti-bribery compliance by automatically assigning training according to job role, department or risk profile. With integrated anti-bribery courses, assessments, policy management and audit-ready reporting, it helps ensure employees receive relevant training while making compliance easier to evidence.

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