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Suppose you find out that your employer is doing something illegal – how do you deal with it?
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McKinsey has recently started to test moral integrity of the candidates in the second round of the interviews – reach out to me if you want to know more.
Regarding this particular question – that's a question to test your moral integrity vs loyalty to your employer – it goes without saying, the former is more important than the latter, but I would construct a multiple step answer:
- Firstly, you should address the issue with your employer right away – maybe your employer doesn’t know that they are doing something illegal. So, talk about it openly with your boss – do not avoid responsibility (if your employer is doing something illegal, you as an extension of your company are also doing something illegal);
- Secondly, offer help to sort it out – help your employer to stop illegal activities;
- Lastly, if you see that the issue continues, go to the boss of your boss and address it;
- As a last resort, if this also doesn’t help – go public / to a police / a controlling body who is supervising your employer.
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Daniel
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Report to HR first giving the reasons why i feel so.
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I will sue him
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Inform the law enforcements of the state.
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Consult your company whistleblowing policy and follow the designated policy. If there is no Whistleblowing policy then contact the Chair of the Board to report it to them, requesting an update on resolution and complete anonymity. If nothing is done within an appropriate time frame, report the issue to the authorities in line with whistleblower protection legislation.
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auf den Sachverhalt ansprechen, gemeinsam Lösungen finden
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Go to compliance
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talk to him in private and reminded him with laws
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i woul tell him he was doing something wronh and then say my supervisor
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Report to IC. If this is not feasible/effective, go to authorities.
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Kommt drauf an, wie das Ausmaß des verbotenen ist. Zunächst den Arbeitgeber oder Kollegen besprechen und dann über nächste Schritte beraten.
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Do research, confirm is illegal with lawyer, report
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Approach boss directly to talk about the observation and to find out if it's really true.
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report
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I suppose it depends on who it is affecting. If someone was going to be hurt by it, or if it put me in jeopardy, I would be keeping record and confront them about the activity and how it is affecting others. If it was still happening, I would likely find a different job.
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If presented with this current situation, I would bring the issue to HR after gathering all information about the case.
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Discuss the issue with the employer. Help finding solutions. Report the issue to higher positions/ compliance office.
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I would reach Compliance Dept.
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Hi A,
If you ever figure out that your employer is doing something illegal then you can either file for compliance case within the company . Also, you can still take your responsibility and do the action. If you don't take any action you comply with this, otherwise you can simply quit it.
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André
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