Avoid and report anti-competitive activity

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Manage risk

The people who run your business are responsible for ensuring it does not break competition law. You should:

  • work out where your business is at risk and how serious any risks are
  • set up policies, guidelines and training for your staff if you need to

Your business can still be given a penalty and sued for damages even if your senior managers did not know about the illegal activity.

Work out if your business is at risk

You바카라 사이트™re more likely to be at risk if:

  • you or your employees have contact with your competitors, for example at conferences or trade association meetings
  • your employees regularly move to or from jobs with your competitors
  • you have partnerships with your competitors, for example joint buying or selling
  • you have any long-term exclusive contracts with any customers or suppliers
  • your business has a dominant position in any market where you do business

Set up policies, guidelines and training

You should ask a senior member of staff, for example a director, to make sure your employees know how to avoid and report anti-competitive behaviour.

There바카라 사이트™s further guidance from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on reducing the risk of your business breaking the law.