inriver whistleblowing policy

With this whistleblowing policy, inriver specifies how employees, who have reason to raise a concern regarding serious misconduct, can act without breaching the duty of loyalty in the employment contract and suffer from labor law measures or other negative consequences.

The purpose of inriver’s policy is to provide clear guidance on when and how serious miscarriages can be reported in inriver in situations where it is not appropriate to use regular reporting arrangements. All disclosures of serious misconduct must be handled in a fair and correct manner.

The policy has been developed taking into account the Swedish law (2021: 890) on special protection against retaliation for employees who report misconduct- also called the whistleblower law.

Inriver strives for a culture where there is a high level of transparency and where there is a dialogue in the company about problems that arise in the business. Although it is not a matter of maladministration of a kind that causes an alarm in accordance with this policy, inriver encourages that all employees regularly address, in the first place, their immediate manager any problems they experience within inriver.

The policy covers all employees regardless of the type of employment and hired staff from staffing companies. The policy also covers workers who are not covered by the Employment Protection Act.
Further, external individuals such as job seekers, self-employed, volunteers, trainees and shareholders are also covered under this law. The protection also applies before the reporting individuals have started their job with inriver and after their employment ends if the information was known to them during their employment.
Whistleblowing is the reporting of suspected wrongdoing or dangers in relation to our activities. This includes bribery, fraud or other criminal activity, miscarriages of justice, health and safety risks, damage to the environment, any breach of legal or professional obligations and any attempt to conceal any of these. Procedures that are not illegal can also be regarded as serious misconduct. These may include discrimination, bullying, harassment, violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, corruption, failure to comply with applicable regulations and damage or risk of environmental damage.
If you are a user of &frankly and want to report a case for the organization you are working for, you can sign in to your &frankly account and find the reporting-link in the menu under Whistleblower.
If you’re not an employee or registered in &frankly but want to submit a report, please use this link here.
You are always anonymous when reporting a case unless you purposely decide to reveal your identity to the case manager.
As soon as a report concerning serious malfunctions has been received, the whistleblower receives confirmation that inriver has received the concern.
Immediately after the case manager has received a concern, an analysis is carried out based on the information that the individual has provided to determine if further investigation is required. The next step in the process is that inriver decides on the matter’s continued handling.
If you register your email and/or phone number when you submit your report, you will be notified if there is an update to your case. The case manager will not be able to see your email or phone number.
Whistleblowers must not suffer any detrimental treatment as a result of raising genuine concern. There must be no threats or retaliation against whistleblowers in any way. Such conduct constitutes a serious offense and may lead to disciplinary action. Equally, however, if the Company concludes that a whistleblower has made false allegations maliciously or with a view to personal gain, the whistleblower may be subject to disciplinary action.

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

If you are a user of &frankly and want to report a case for the organization you are working for, you can sign in to your &frankly account and find the reporting-link in the menu under Whistleblower.
If you’re not an employee or registered in &frankly but want to submit a report, please use this link here.
Reporting channel
The reporting channel can be used to report information or suspicions about breaches that occurred or could occur in your organization. Whether you’re an employee of the organization or working on a contract such as a freelancer, subcontractor, or supplier, you can safely use our reporting channel to submit a report.
Step-by-step instructions
1. Open the link to report a case
2. Click on “Submit a report”
1. Add a subject line, select a category, and describe your issue.
1. If you want to, you can upload files or documents (max 10MB).
2. To get notified when there’s an update about your report, make sure to register your email address or phone number. The case manager will not be able to see your contact details.
1. Submit your report. A case ID and password will be given when you submit a new report. Please make sure to save them in a secure location. For security reasons, we do not restore lost case IDs or passwords.
If you are a user in &frankly you can sign in to your &frankly account and find the reporting-link in the menu under Whistleblower.
If you’re not an employee or registered in &frankly but want to review a report you have submitted, please use this link here.
Step-by-step instructions
1. Open the link to the reporting channel
2. Click on “Review by report”
3. Enter the Case ID and password for the report you want to view
When reviewing your report, you can see all the details of your case. You can see the status that the report has as well as replies from the case manager.
To add additional information or write a message to the case manager, go to the follow-up section, and write a message in the text box. Don’t forget to hit the send-button in the bottom right corner.

Inriver reserves the right to change, amend, or terminate any of its policies at discretion of the company. This policy was last updated on 2022-12-13.

inriver whistleblowing policy

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

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