Potential Conflicts – Disclosure – Good Business Decisions
Our Customers and Partners
We Avoid Conflicts of Interest
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Our Commitment
We never let personal interests interfere with making good business decisions. We avoid all situations that could lead to even the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Why It’s Important
Conflicts of interest can harm our reputation. Making unbiased, ethical decisions helps our business and builds trust with our business partners and communities.
What It Looks Like
It isn’t possible to list every situation that could present a conflict, but there are certain situations where conflicts may arise. Examples include:
Holding a financial interest in a company that does business with or that could otherwise affect Jabil’s business. This includes our own financial interests as well as those of our family members or close personal friends.
- Dating or having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone to whom we report, either directly or indirectly.
- Making or influencing Jabil business decisions that benefit a family member or close personal friend.
- Conducting business with, or employing, a spouse, domestic or civil partner, relative or close personal friend. This includes: mother, father, siblings, children, nieces/nephews, grandparents, cousins and aunts/uncles, whether related by blood, marriage or adoption.
- Employing a family member of a customer or supplier.
- Taking a job that may interfere with our job at Jabil or tempt us to use Jabil working hours or assets to carry out that job.
- Taking a second job at a company that competes with Jabil or does business with Jabil in any way.
- Misusing Jabil assets or influences to promote or assist an outside business.
Doing the Right Thing – In Action
A colleague’s son is applying for a job on our team. Is this allowed?
This relationship should be disclosed to management and HR during the hiring process. Management and HR, with guidance from the Global Ethics and Compliance Team as needed, will work to eliminate or manage the conflict if the son is offered a position on the team.
Doing the Right Thing – In Action
My spouse owns a company that wants to be a Jabil supplier. Should I do anything?
Yes. This relationship could create a conflict of interest that needs to be reviewed by Jabil. Review the Conflicts of Interest Policy and disclose the potential conflict using the process described.
Doing the Right Thing – In Action
An employee of a supplier asked if he could recommend his daughter for a job at Jabil. What should I do?
The supplier’s daughter can apply for a job at Jabil, but her relationship to the Company should be disclosed to management and HR during the hiring process
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