Sometimes it is easy to overlook the importance of human resources and compliance issues. In fact, human resource departments face significant enforcement and compliance risks. In addition, the head of human resources is an important partner on compliance. If a company suffers from weak compliance programs, its human resource department is sure to be a liability for the company.
Guarding the Slippery Slope: What Can HR Do To Create An Ethical Culture?
June 22, 2012
Ehics and compliance cannot be seen as “owned” only by the ethics and compliance department. The factors that lead to misconduct, scandals, and safety accidents are within the domain of those leaders in the organization who can influence behavior. And who is better equipped and trained to manage behavior in an organization than HR?
Managing Human Capital Risks: Whose Responsibility Is It Anyway?
February 23, 2012
Because people touch all aspects of an organization, a focus on human capital risk is a very important part of an effective risk management and corporate compliance program. Yet it is also because of this “human factor” – the complex involvement of people in all aspects of the business – that ownership of human capital risk management can end up ill defined. In fact, many organizations today face major challenges in this area due to a lack of clarity around roles and responsibilities assigned to human capital risk management.
Deloitte Consulting’s Mike Fuchs provides six specific ways compliance and HR functions can work together to elevate people-related risks to the top of the corporate agenda.
Fraud Flashpoints: The Perils of Fake Social Media Profiles – A Growing GRC Concern – Part 2
January 6, 2012
Yesterday Dan explained why companies should be concerned about fake social media profiles. Today he looks at how HR departments have incorporated social media checks into their hiring process. Then, he concludes with key takeaways. Human Resource Applications One of the places social media is gaining steam is in the pre-employment screening area. Companies are [...]
Fraud Flashpoints: The Perils of Fake Social Media Profiles – A Growing GRC Concern – Part 1
January 5, 2012
“The public Web is full of anonymous users and fake identities. Most common on social networks are identities that are presumably true (look legitimate) but have not been verified.” – Information Week Everyone is talking about the use of social media applications in business, in fact it’s “all the rage!” While there’s no doubt it [...]
Avoiding Complacency in an Increasingly Changing Workplace Environment
March 18, 2011
Mark Floyd explains why human resources professionals must understand the consequences of remaining complacent in an increasingly changing and heavily regulated workplace environment.
The Role of Human Resources in FCPA Compliance – Part I
May 13, 2010
One sign of a mature Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance and ethics program is the extent to which a company’s Human Resources (HR) Department is involved in implementing a solution. This is the first in a multi-part series on the topic by Thomas Fox.
The HR Function’s Compliance Role
May 13, 2010
Robert Davis and Michael Carnovali of Deloitte describe five steps that will help the HR function take a large step to achieving its goal of maintaining HR compliance for the overall organization.
