1.5 Speaking Up
Guidelines SaskEnergy is committed to conducting business ethically while promoting a work environment that fosters mutual respect, open communication andintegrity. Everyone is expected to speak up, ask questions and raise concerns about business practices that may indicate illegal or unethical behaviour. This includes raising concerns about actual or suspected violations of this Code, company policies, practices and/or legal or regulatory standards. The Company is committed to investigating all good faith concerns raised in accordance with this Code. This includes protecting those who come forward to report such activities. Employees are expected to bring concerns into the open so that problems can be quickly resolved. When in doubt about an issue, speak up . Reporting Resources If an employee suspects illegal or unethical behaviour, or believes this Code is being violated, they are responsible for raising their concern. They can raise their concern to: • their manager; • the Executive member responsible for Human Resources; • the Executive member responsible for Legal. Investigations in whatever manner deemed appropriate will be conducted and, based on the findings of the investigation, action may be taken.
Whistleblower Policy Employees and the public can also access the Whistleblower Policy and utilize the third-party confidential, anonymous reporting mechanism by clicking on this link: https://www.clearviewconnects.com/home
For more information, refer to the Whistleblower Policy
What to Remember If a specific corporate policy directs an employee to report to someone other than the Executive member responsible for Human Resources and/or Legal, then the employee shall follow the reporting procedures in that corporate policy. commit a wrongdoing of these kinds. PIDA disclosures must be made through the prescribed form and must be submitted by the employee to either the Executive member responsible for Human Resources and/or Legal, or the Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner of Saskatchewan. Further information regarding PIDA, including the prescribed form, is available at www.saskpidc.ca. Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) SaskEnergy employees may also disclose a wrongdoing under The Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA). PIDA defines wrongdoing as a contravention of any federal or provincial legislation; acts or omissions that create substantial and specific danger to life, health, safety or the environment; gross mismanagement of public funds or a public asset; or knowingly directing or counselling someone to
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