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Higher Expectations for Supervisors and Managers
Supervisors and managers lead by example and must help shape and maintain our compliance and ethics program at Bio-Rad.
We make the right decisions – at the right time. Our leadership, including all supervisors and managers, must know their role in maintaining a successful compliance and ethics program, and must always be willing to be an ambassador for the principles in our Code.
- Lead by example.
- Promote ethical behavior.
- Create and maintain a positive work environment.
- Encourage employees to ask questions and report concerns.
Supervisors and managers should be knowledgeable about our Code and policies as well as all relevant portions of the Bio-Rad Management Guidelines.
Supervisors and managers must maintain the kind of communication with workforce members that encourages them to come forward when they have concerns. Supervisors and managers should also regularly discuss compliance and ethics issues with their workforce members.
Supervisors and managers must make timely reports of any Code or policy violations as well as any unethical or illegal conduct they are aware of or that has been reported to them.
Expectations
- Supervisors and managers lead by example and are held to higher expectations of ethical conduct.
- Supervisors and managers create a work environment where team members feel safe to raise concern and questions.
- Supervisors and managers encourage reporting.
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Our values include that we are focused, accountable, sustainable and together; they guide and support us on our path; they daily remind how we act, how we make decisions that make a difference; they guide our organization and its culture.
When you are faced with a difficult decision that raises a compliance or ethical issue, ask yourself the following questions about a proposed course of action:
- Would the action violate our values, Bio-Rad policy, this Code, or the law?
- Would I be ashamed or embarrassed if others learned of my action?
- Would Bio-Rad’s reputation be harmed by my action?
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A: Yes. As a supervisor, you are the most important compliance resource your workforce members have. You are both the conduit for valuable information about the risks we face as an organization and a channel that workforce members can use to ask questions and report any concerns. You should not only act ethically but also explain to your team what you are doing and why.
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A: No. That would be violation of policy. Failing to get the proper approvals violates Bio-Rad policy, which is to ensure that adequate internal accounting controls are maintained and operating effectively. As a supervisor, not only must you follow and model the rules, but you cannot pressure your team to violate those same rules.
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