Are anonymous reports compatible with the Bosch values?
Anonymous reports alone will not result in disadvantages for an associate. Additional, incriminating evidence is always needed. If evidence is found as a result of anonymous reports, the associate concerned must answer for the proven misconduct. But if there are no facts to back up the anonymous report, the matter will be treated as though it had never happened. There is no risk of any consequences for the accused associate. In particular, the issue will not be documented in his or her personnel file. Moreover, anonymous reports are nothing new. The company has received anonymous reports in the past, and has had to follow them up. All that is new about this situation is that associates and third parties now have a defined reporting channel and, in the person of the compliance officer, a clearly defined contact person. From his position of neutrality, it is his responsibility to ensure that the situation is clarified rapidly and fairly.
