1.
Practice of Whistle Blowing or the complaint of corruption
The
company provides channels for whistleblowing any fraud or corruption, including
the process of receipt, verification, conclusion and protection of the complainants
and relevant persons who have been affected or possibly affected by such a fraud
or corruption. The guidelines are formulated as follows: - (Procedure of
Whistle Blowing Complaint, Investigation and Inspection according to annex 1.4)
Eligible Whistleblower A whistleblower can be 1) a director 2) management 3) an employee 4) a stakeholder 5) Any person who witnesses or knows any clue about illegal action or
possibly fraudulent and corrupt behavior in a direct or indirect way.
Scope of Whistleblowing Fraud or
Corruption When
having any doubt or witnessing any dishonest, untransparent action or violation
of the following good practices: - 1) The company’s policies, regulations, requirements or rules which
have some loopholes or give a chance of fraud or corruption 2) Unfair treatment of employees, as a result of refusing or giving
information about fraud or corruption 3) The law or the government requirements
Whistleblowing Channels A complainant can report any
complaint or clue about fraud or corruption through the company’s following
channels: - 1) E-mail to the legal
assistant manager via peerasak@yuasathai.com and the
assistant general manager (human resource) via nattapat@yuasathai.com 2) Post to the legal assistant manager/the
assistant general manager (human resource) Yuasa
Battery (Thailand) Public Company Limited 164
Moo 5, Soi Thedsaban 55, Sukhumvit Road, Tambol
Taibanmai, Amphur Muangsamutprakarn, Samutprakarn
10280 3) www.yuasathai.com under
the section of whistleblowing 4) A complaint box in front of the Building 1
Whistleblowing Procedure The whistleblowing procedure is determined as follows: - 1) A complainant makes a written complaint, or on the website, and
send it to either of the following authorized persons.- 2) In the event that the complainants have no intention to disclose themselves,
such intention shall be stated clearly in the complaints. Then, they will be
protected under the non-disclosure procedure, in accordance with the privacy
and confidentiality measures. 3) For whistleblowing via the company’s website, only
completely-filled complaints can be successfully submitted. 4) For whistleblowing through the complaint box, the
human resource department and the legal department will jointly open the box on
Mondays within 12.00 hrs. and read the complaints together. Consideration of Complaints on Fraud
or Corruption To
report any clue or complaint, the following details and documents shall be
provided: - 1) First name–surname, position (if any), current address and a copy
of ID card of the whistleblower or complainant for the company to report or
explain the progress or inquire more information easily and promptly 2) Name and position (if any) of the complainee 3) The complaint shall be made in writing and signed, or submitted
through the designated whistleblowing channels. 4) Date, month and year of the incident, details of such clue or
complaint on fraud or corruption which must be true and clear enough for
further investigation 5) Any witness, evidence or object of corruption 6) Name of witness (if any) However, any clue or complaint on fraud or corruption will not be
considered for the following cases: - 1) The whistleblower or complainant does not inform his/her first
name, surname, position (if any), current address, copy of ID card and the name
and position (if any) of the complainee 2) The complaint which was completely inspected and considered under
the Company’s work regulations and without significant new evidence 3) The complaint which the complainee has been terminated from
employment for more than one year 4) The complaint with no facts or which the whistleblower or complainant cannot clearly show any witness, evidence or fraudulent or corrupt behavior for investigation 5) The fraudulent or corrupt action which was taken place over five year, counting untill the date of reporting such a clue or complaint |
