Policy Quiz? WTF?

[TheVoice]

I'd just lose the email \ letter & forget about it & if asked tell them to get lost.

It's not relevant to you.

[BolshieBastard]

If you're working for a banking or financial client you have to do these to comply with FSA regs. You cannot duck them else FSA deem you not to be compliant and the client can get rid. so, I'd do it but only when client co pushes for this.

If your not in financials, I'd try and steer clear unless there is a regulatory requirement.

[PM-Junkie]

I was working for a city investment bank until recently and everyone (employees and contractors alike) were required to complete an online training thing for insider and ethical trading. I think the pass mark was also 7/10 so it might be this is the same thing. Everyone was told they had to do the training and pass the test regardless of function or position.

It was actually quite hard and there were lots of financial terminology banded about in the test which made me wonder what secretaries, clerks and other staff with non-financial backgrounds fared.

We were all told that we would not be able to continue to work there without doing the training AND passing the test!

- CDM

Same here. The funny thing was that the questions were the same for everyone....so having a financial background I took it first, and then everyone else got 100%.

Shows what an utter waste of time such things are, but it lets some little jobsworth tick their little box I suppose.

[d000hg]

Losing the email or sending it to your junk mail folder seems reasonable. Can they say "you can't work here otherwise" if it's not in your contract?

[expat]

Losing the email or sending it to your junk mail folder seems reasonable. Can they say "you can't work here otherwise" if it's not in your contract?

It probably is covered by something in your contract.

[pleomax]

Not sure I like the last sentence - who did this come from? Ask them what happens if the "pass mark" is not achieved.

Tell them that this kind of thing should be sent by post to the HR department at your employer's head office. Then leave it a few months.

This was emailed from the pimps onsite co-ordinator.

[the_duderama]

If you're working for a banking or financial client you have to do these to comply with FSA regs. You cannot duck them else FSA deem you not to be compliant and the client can get rid. so, I'd do it but only when client co pushes for this.

If your not in financials, I'd try and steer clear unless there is a regulatory requirement.

I have to complete various regulatory stuff (telecoms) and the ocasional security quizz. My agent is obliged to audit each of their contractors to ensure complience, we normally send them certificate that is generated at the end of the quiz.

I would just do it if i were you, it would apply to anyone working for the company, being permie, agency staff or contractor.

[BolshieBastard]

This was emailed from the pimps onsite co-ordinator.

Bank of America by any chance? They emailed an 'ethics' quiz yesterday.

[thunderlizard]

Would this have any affect on my IR35 status?

Only if you bung a few quid to somebody who's good at ethics, to take care of it for you.

[expat]

Only if you bung a few quid to somebody who's good at ethics, to take care of it for you.

somebody who's "good at ethics"? That doesn't ring quite true somehow.