Based on various national surveys, the Integrity and Compliance Group presents:

W hats your number?

what is

MISCONDUCT?

misuse of company property

environmental violations
p o o r f i n a n c i a l re p o r t i n g
bribery and corruption
conflicts of interest
d i s re s p e c t f u l w o r k p l a c e
privacy violations

42%

Who reports misconduct?

63%
55%

Working Canadians
who have witnessed
misconduct in the
workplace.

52%

Of those Canadians
who have witnessed
misconduct, reported it.

Who do they tell?

Supervisor

14%

4%

4%

3%

Other
responsible
person

Someone
outside the
company

Other

Hotline

29%
Higher
management

What are the other

48% doing?

Top 5 forms of retaliation

Retaliation is the number one reason

employees dont speak up.

cold shoulder
exclusion from work activities
verbal abuse
loss of job
loss of promotion or raise

Do you speak up?

46%

Do you
believe results
are more
important
than integrity?
(33% do)

Do you feel pressure to

commit misconduct?
(96% dont when in a
strong ethical culture)

Do you feel you have to

compromise ethics to
keep your job?
Do you think an
(22% do)
ethical workplace
culture matters?
(73% do)
Do you know how
many scandals are
internal and
completely avoidable?
(59% are)

Sources

Integrity and Compliance

WE ARE OUR CHOICES

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/04/
canadians-see-misconduct-in-workplace-but-few-are-reported-study/
www.ethics.org/files/u5/WhistleblowerWP.pdf
http://www.edelman.com/insights/intellectual-property/trust-2013/about-trust/
http://www.ipsos-na.com/news-polls/pressrelease.aspx?id=6187