Taylor’s Education Group (Taylor’s) is committed to promoting and maintaining high standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability as well as good corporate governance in the workplace. Taylor’s encourages its employees, students, and other stakeholders to report or raise concerns about any suspected wrongdoing. Allegations of wrongdoing will undergo investigation, and Taylor’s is committed to safeguarding any individual who reports such allegations in good faith from facing retaliation.

PURPOSE OF POLICY

■ To encourage all Taylor’s stakeholders to disclose or report any suspected wrongdoing
■ To provide an avenue for reporting and investigating disclosure
■ To provide protection for whistleblowers from retaliation and to safeguard such person’s confidentiality

STAKEHOLDERS

The stakeholders may fall under any of the following categories:
■ All units of Taylor’s Education Group (including universities, colleges, schools, and all local and overseas business units)
■ Employees (including academic, administrative, contract, and part-time staff)
■ Students and Parents
■ Vendors (including suppliers, service providers, contractors, consultants, and agencies)
■ Official visitors
■ Any other person having an association with Taylor’s

SCOPE OF POLICY

Wrongdoing means any improper conduct which may constitute a disciplinary and/or criminal offence. For example:
■ Fraud
■ Misappropriation of fund/assets
■ Criminal breach of trust
■ Bribery and corrupt practice
■ Misuse of confidential document/information
■ Falsification, dishonesty, and fraud regarding financial records/matters
■ Violation of government laws, regulations, or public policies
■ Misconduct
■ Grievance
■ Environment and Safety Matters

ACTING IN GOOD FAITH

Anyone making a disclosure concerning any wrongdoing must be acting in good faith and have reasonable grounds for believing the information disclosed indicates a wrongdoing.
Any allegations that are made in bad faith may be subject to appropriate actions, including legal action, where applicable.

PROTECTION TO WHISTLEBLOWER

Taylor’s will take all reasonable steps to safeguard the identity of the party who discloses a wrongdoing in good faith. This will be achieved through robust routing, reporting and investigation practices that are intentional in protecting the person from any retaliation for making the disclosure.

REPORTING PROCEDURES

Reports of wrongdoing can be submitted through the E-form by clicking here. The whistleblower must disclose his/her name and contact details, nature of allegation, particulars of person(s) involved, when and where the incident took place and provide supporting evidence, if any. All disclosures and the identity of the whistleblower will be kept confidential and the whistleblower will be notified on the outcome of his/her disclosure.

Taylor’s reserves the right to amend the procedures contained in this document from time to time.