Bribery and Expense Reports in the Workplace

Employees may sometimes rationalize their actions, such as bending the rules or taking shortcuts for convenience, and even resorting to bribery to close deals. However, they will inevitably face the repercussions they never anticipated when their actions catch up with them.

In this microlesson, we show how violating one of these “books and records” provisions can send an employee to jail, even if they’ve never bribed anyone. The lesson explains that bribery laws include provisions that require people and companies to keep accurate records of their expenses and expenditures overseas.

• Authorities don’t have to prove that someone actually committed bribery, but show the employee didn’t account for their expenses properly.
• It's easier for investigators to prove an employee submitted a false expense report than to show they bribed someone.
• Violating a "books and records" provision can send employees to jail and result in huge fines for them and the company.
• Employees getting fired over expense report(s) that violates policy.

Microlesson Features

• Employee sentiment pulsing questions that provide leaders with insights into their workforce's core cultural competencies
• Emtrain's Expert Answers tool, enabling employeees to submit anonymous questions about sensitive issues.

• Rich, contemporary video scences illustrating key concepts through realistic scenarios
• A data driven, skill-based approach to eLearning that establishes a shared language for employees.

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