Procedure

1. The action could be, but is not limited to:

A full investigation will be held using all means available at the company’s disposal;
Any allegation will be investigated and disciplinary action will be taken if appropriate. The employee will be given the opportunity to refute the allegation(s) / prove their innocence / offer mitigating factors;
A charge of Fraud / Theft / Misappropriation of Funds will be lodged with the Police and this action will be regardless of the outcome of the internal investigation;
The Red Carnation Hotel collection will support a criminal conviction and imprisonment of the guilty party / parties whether all persons involved are employed by The Red Carnation Hotel collection or not;

2. Should any employee be aware of fraud / theft or any other irregular/ unlawful impropriety being perpetrated by another employee, and even though the observing employee may not be part of the fraudulent activity, it is expected that the observing employee informs the company of their knowledge and/or suspicions immediately.

3. Should investigations show that an employee(s) was aware of fraudulent activity and did not report it, this/these employee(s) will be charged as an accessory(ies) to the crime and the same action(s) as above will be applied to such persons.

To facilitate the confidential reporting of any suspected fraudulent activity, the company has established a Fraud Tip Off Line: Any suspected fraud or impropriety can be reported to:

Liz McGivern – Vice President People and Culture

lmcgivern@rchmail.com or 0207 963 0783.

Ethical Business Practice Policy

Purpose and Aim

Policy Statement

Procedure