Client - Anti-Bribery and Corruption certification

[SpontaneousOrder]

PCI DSS requires that FS organisations ensure that all of their suppliers are also compliant, which may mean mandatory 'training' for contractors. I suspect that money laundering & anti-bribery etc are exactly the same.
Saying "it's not my fault - our suppliers did it" doesn't fly. Hence you can't just expect that it has nothing to do with you.

[Scrag Meister]

I work in an IB and have a "learning" task at least once a month.

I can't see how it can be an IR35 indicator as these are often global/regional regulatory legal topics around sanctions, money laundering etc...

There are some internal things too around gifts/bribery, compliance. Not surprising really considering the numbers that get bandied around and the potential for some grease in the wheels.

[GillsMan]

Hi all,

First time post. I'm a contractor working via a limited company. Current client has asked me to confirm that I've complied with client's 'anti-bribery and gifts policies' by signing a 'Anti-Bribery and Corruption certification'.

Client has insisted that this should be signed by full time employees and contractors. As I'm not an employee of the client, I don't see why I'd sign this. Furthermore, I'm wondering whether signing these kind of end-client policy documents would be problematic from a IR35 perspective.

Anyone working via a limited company been asked to sign one if these certifications by a client?

Many thanks

HTH

[psychocandy]

Never wise to overdo the refusal thing IMHO.

Think about it. Client doesnt give a monkeys about IR35. Fair enough, if something REALLY DOES cause IR35 issues then explain carefully to client, but all refusing to sign everything does is piss the client off.

No worries about IR35 if they show you the door. And it does happen.