{"id":3612,"date":"2016-01-11T12:40:15","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T02:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wiseworkplacetraining.com.au\/2021\/09\/11\/gifts-and-benefits-can-they-land-you-in-hot-water\/"},"modified":"2021-09-11T12:40:24","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T02:40:24","slug":"gifts-and-benefits-can-they-land-you-in-hot-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wiseworkplacetraining.com.au\/2016\/01\/11\/gifts-and-benefits-can-they-land-you-in-hot-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts and Benefits – Can they Land you in Hot Water?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Unfortunately, this scenario is not the norm, and some perks can actually land employees, and sometimes their employers, in hot water.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a big difference between a perk that is provided by an employer and a gift or benefit that is given by an external party. Gifts and benefits can take almost any form, including:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The risk of an employee accepting gifts and benefits is that the employee is not necessarily acting in the best interests of the employer or client; they are acting in their own interests. This is a particular issue in the area of procurement.<\/p>\n
Sometimes in the public sector, gifts and benefits can be construed as undermining public confidence. The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC), in its Gifts and Benefits Policy, gives the example of a tender process that is supposed to be open and transparent. If the decision-maker has received a gift from the tender-winning organisation, there may be a perception that the decision was influenced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n