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Asking Questions and Raising Concerns
We speak up when we have questions or concerns. Our culture of integrity fosters trust with customers, employees, and stakeholders. Speaking up protects us all, and it protects Bio-Rad. Every concern is important, and all questions are fair questions.
We are involved in and committed to our collective mission and equally committed to achieving our goals with integrity. We show this dedication by speaking up when we have suspicions, questions, or concerns about conduct we have seen. Speaking up is also how we can resolve issues and improve our processes at Bio-Rad.
Don’t be afraid to speak up. Every concern is important, and all questions are fair questions.
- Your immediate supervisor or another manager
- Your local Human Resources representative
- The Corporate Compliance Department
- The Legal Department
- The Bio-Rad Integrity Helpline
- The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which may be contacted regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or other auditing matters.
We speak up in “good faith,” which means that we only report information that we believe to be true. We do not need to be right about our suspicions, but we do not knowingly make false reports.
Provide as much information as you can, including details that will help Bio-Rad investigate.
If you do not want to identify yourself, you can report anonymously on our Bio-Rad Integrity Helpline where allowed by law.
Bio-Rad will keep information you report as confidential as possible. The company takes all reports seriously and will investigate promptly. Bio-Rad also takes appropriate disciplinary and corrective action once a report is substantiated. Reporters are notified when an investigation is complete.
Expectations
- When we have questions or concerns, we come forward. Every concern is important, and any question is a fair question. We aren’t afraid to speak up.
- We have many different resources we can use to speak up, including relaying concerns to our supervisor or another manager, our local HR representative, Compliance, or Legal, or contacting the Integrity Helpline.
- We nurture the Bio-Rad speak-up culture by encouraging others to ask questions. Our speak-up culture of integrity fosters trust with customers, employees, and stakeholders. It protects us all, and it protects Bio-Rad.
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Key Terms
Using punishment to train and correct violations of rules.
A report that is made honestly and sincerely, based on the facts as the reporter understands them.
A formal process to learn the facts about a situation or issue, a formal inquiry, study, or examination. At Bio-Rad, investigations are conducted by qualified personnel using a process that is consistent, fair, and prompt.
Where to Get Help
- Your immediate supervisor or another manager
- Your local Human Resources representative
- The Corporate Compliance Department
- The Legal Department
- The Bio-Rad Integrity Helpline
- The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which may be contacted regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or other auditing matters
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FAQs
A: Our Bio-Rad Integrity Helpline allows you to report anonymously except in very specific locations where local law does not allow anonymous reporting.
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A: You do not need to decide or be certain about whether conduct violated our Code, our policies, or the law. You only need to have a question or a suspicion about the conduct for Bio-Rad to investigate.
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A: No. We all share a duty to report our concerns regardless of whether the misconduct in question affects us personally, whether others have observed it, or even if we think it might have been reported already. You may have information no one else has provided, and we want everyone to be ready to come forward and make reports or ask questions whenever they have concerns.
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