What is the Ethics Hotline?
It is a confidential channel through which you can ask questions and raise concerns about ethics, compliance or Qnity’s Code of Conduct.
Who administers the Ethics Hotline?
The Ethics Hotline is administered by an independent company (NAVEX), is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can accommodate calls in more than 75 languages. You can contact EthicsPoint anonymously by phone or through the web from most locations.
Who else can I speak to?
Qnity encourages speaking up to the channel you are most comfortable, such as your line manager, another member of management, a relevant supporting function such as legal or HR, or any member of Ethics and Compliance.
What happens after I contact the Ethics Hotline?
Once you submit a question or concern via phone or web, you will receive a report key and password which can be used to follow up on your submission. Then, an electronic summary is sent to a member of Qnity’s team for review and to determine further action.
What is Qnity’s stance on retaliation?
“Retaliation” is defined as treating an employee adversely for engaging in a legally protected activity and can include a negative job action such as discipline, demotion, termination, salary reduction, change in job or shift assignment, or giving a performance evaluation that is lower than it should be.
“Good faith” does not mean that the investigation confirmed that the reported concern or activity was occurring or had occurred and was a violation of Qnity’s policies. Instead, it requires only that the reporter provided all known, truthful information at the time to aid in the investigation.
Are reports to the Ethics Hotline secure and confidential?
Qnity uses NAVEX's EthicsPoint case management application to support the administration of the Hotline. EthicsPoint is hosted on NAVEX's secure servers and is not part of Qnity’s website or Intranet. Any report you make will be kept confidential to the fullest extent possible consistent with law and good business practices.