Inspire Excellence
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Policy Statement
Integrity is one of Integrity is one of Inspire Excellence’s core values, and the company applies the highest ethical standards to everything it does.
Inspire Excellence UK Limited expects that all of its employees, freelancers, contractors and its Director, carry out their business and perform their duties to the highest ethical standards and in compliance with all relevant legal principles. This standard of behaviour and performance is maintained in the company’s dealings with employees, customers, clients, suppliers, and all other stakeholders.
Our Goals
- To act fairly, honestly and with integrity at all times and in everything that we do, and to comply with all applicable laws.
- To treat employees, clients, contractors and suppliers and other stakeholders fairly and with respect.
- To create a high-quality, equal opportunity working environment for all people working for and in the company, based on merit and free from discrimination, bullying and harassment.
- To respect human rights.
- To maintain accurate and complete books and records and uphold our system of internal controls.
- To earn the trust of all our stakeholders by acting consistently and reliably in accordance with this Ethics Policy Statement.
General Principles
The company and its employees/freelancers/contractors will at all times demonstrate the highest levels of integrity, truthfulness, and honesty in order to uphold both personal and corporate reputations and to inspire confidence and trust in their respective actions.
The company will conduct its business in a competent, fair, impartial, and efficient manner and will comply with the law in all jurisdictions in which Inspire Excellence operates.
Clients and Customers
The company will take all reasonable care to avoid misleading statements, concealment, and overstatement in all of its advertising and public statements. It will seek to build long term partnerships with its clients/customers by being honest and straightforward in its dealings at all times.
The company will respect the confidentiality of any information it may obtain in relation to its customers and will not make use of insider and/or unpublished information in any inappropriate ways.
Employees/Freelancers/Contractors
All employees/freelancers/contractors and anyone else engaged by the Company, are treated with dignity and respect with equal employment opportunities given to all irrespective of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, maternity, marital status, family status, disability, age, or national origin. All are offered a safe and healthy workplace and the company will not tolerate any form of harassment.
Any person working for or with the company must avoid any situation in which personal financial, political and/or other interests may conflict with the interests of Inspire Excellence and/or any client or customer that Inspire Excellence may work with.
Suppliers
Suppliers will be chosen on the basis of factors such as price, quality, delivery, service, and integrity. The company’s choice of suppliers will be made objectively. Honesty and openness will be paramount in the company’s dealings with its suppliers.
Giving and Receiving Gifts and Entertainment
Employees/freelancers/contractors and any other person engaged by the company, will neither seek nor accept for themselves or others any gifts, favours, or entertainment without a legitimate purpose from any person or business organisation that does or seeks to do business with, or is a competitor of Inspire Excellence.
Gifts, favours, and entertainment may be given to others at the expense of the company as long as these are consistent with customary business practice and are not excessive in value.
Competitors
The company will build its reputation on the basis of its performance alone. It will compete vigorously and lawfully and will not compete unfairly with others. It will not seek to damage the reputation of its competitors either directly or by implication.
Government, Regulators, and Legislators
The company will seek to comply with all international, national, and local legislation affecting its operations. It will strive to follow the best practice in corporate governance. It will meet its tax obligations. It will not make any financial contributions or offer support to any political party.
Bribes and Corrupt Practice
The company does not allow the direct or indirect offer, payment, solicitation, or acceptance of bribes in any form.
The company has a separate Bribery Policy in place which examines in detail the procedures all employees and contractors must follow to avoid involvement in any situation which might lead to the offer of bribes. The policy makes it clear that any person found to be involved in any kind of corrupt practice is likely to be immediately dismissed and/or their contract terminated and may well have committed a criminal act which could lead to prosecution.
Health and Safety
The company is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for all of its employees/freelancers/contractors both on and off its sites. The company applies its standards to all visitors to its sites.
Environment
The company respects the environment and the need to protect it and minimise the impact its operations have on it.
Company Ethical Policy Statement last update: January 2022