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Governance
TOBIN is committed to operating in accordance with the highest standards of corporate
governance and has a robust suite of policies and procedures covering the prevention of
bribery, protecting human rights and the governance of compliance.
There are a number of important policies that govern various aspects of TOBIN’s
operations, including as follows:
Code of Conduct: TOBIN requires all board members and employees to abide by a
strict con昀氀ict of interest policy and to declare on an annual basis that they have not
engaged in any conduct that violates TOBIN’s Code of Conduct.
Our Dignity and Respect at Work Policy ensures a safe working environment
for inclusion of all without discrimination and harassment. It includes a recourse for
reporting any employee who contravenes this policy.
Business Ethics and Protection: The Company requires all sta昀昀 to display a primary
duty of care to the Company in respect of business ethics and to protect con昀椀dential
business information to ensure our continued business success and growth.
Equal Opportunity Employer: This Company is an equal opportunity employer, and we
appoint individuals on the basis of their suitability and future potential for the job.
Whistle-blower Policy: Apart from internal audits taking place on a regular basis,
TOBIN’s “Speak Up” policy intends to encourage and enable employees, contractors
and others to raise any concerns or disclose anything about any violations of
misconduct or unethical behaviour by any TOBIN employee, director or o昀케cer by
reporting such behaviour to a direct manager, HR, Compliance function or through
a hot-line facility, which is an independent, multilingual con昀椀dential reporting service that
is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each site has a dedicated “Speak-Up”
Poster containing contact numbers displayed in a central location.
Compliance and Ethics Policies: Policies designed to inform employees of the
principles and procedures to follow in relation to speci昀椀c ethics and compliance areas
are in place. This includes our Code of Conduct, which is underpinned by a number of
individual policies covering speci昀椀c areas such as alcohol and drugs in the workplace.
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Grievance Procedure: In order to ensure that fair and reasonable employment
practices are operated within the Company, procedures have been designed to resolve
any issues that may arise in the workplace.