BAHRAIN – Gulf Air has commissioned an independent, integrity website called Ethicspoint to assist the airline’s management and employees to work together to address “fraud, abuse and misconduct in the workplace”.
“We believe that our employees are our most important asset and by creating open channels of communication a positive work environment can be created, resulting in increased productivity, improved corporate culture and performance,” said Gulf Air president and CEO, André Dosé.
Gulf Air said the website is its commitment to provide a safe, secure and independent platform for its staff members to report their concerns “fairly, freely and confidentially with regard to questionable behaviours of individuals, suspected financial misconduct, theft or fraud, which are detrimental to the safety and security of Gulf Air”.
“Corporate misconduct can threaten the livelihood of an entire company. Therefore, an effective reporting system can be the most useful tool to identify and minimise the potential negative impact in terms of financial or other losses to the company and its people,” Dose said.
“This, however, can only be achieved with the cooperation and support of our staff and other stakeholders of the company.”
The website, independent of Gulf Air and monitored by Ethicspoint only, is fully secure. Gulf Air says it has no access to the information posted on it and it is not linked to the company’s website.
Staff members and stakeholders will also be able to include documentary evidence, witnesses, references and incidents, in support of their findings.
