LanguageLoop is committed to good governance and maintaining high levels of integrity and public trust.
The policy has been developed in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Gifts, Benefits, and Hospitality Resource suite issued by the Victorian Public Sector Commission to assist public officials and public sector organisations in meeting the minimum accountabilities.
Where the employee cannot seek their manager’s approval before acceptance, approval must be sought within five business days.
Staff must refuse all offers from people or organisations that could be perceived to influence a decision, such as tender processes, procurement or awarding of grants.
Any offer of $50 or more must be declared, and any such offer with a direct business benefit must be refused.
The policy is intended to support individuals and LanguageLoop to avoid conflicts of interest and reinforce the Victorian public sector values of impartiality, integrity and accountability set out in the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic).
LanguageLoop maintains a register of all declarable gifts and hospitality benefits offered, regardless of whether they are accepted. The register will be published on our website annually.
