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Violation of occupational health and safety regulations with regard to employees →
This includes, for example, offences against:
  •  Working Hours Act (breaks, rest periods, maximum working hours)
  •  Youth Labour Protection Act
  •  Maternity Protection Act
  •  Occupational Safety Act
  •  Ordinance on Biological Substances
  •  Hazardous Substances Ordinance
  •  Occupational Medicine Ordinance
  •  Workplace Ordinance
  •  Industrial Safety Ordinance
Workplace-related human rights →
This includes, for example, offences against:
  • General Equal Treatment Act (discrimination)
  • Works Constitution Act (obstruction of works council work)
  • Freedom of association (trade union participation)
  • Minimum Wage Act
as well as incidents of:
  • (sexual) harassment/coercion
  • bullying
Bribery, fraud, theft, corruption, embezzlement →
This includes the offences described and similar circumstances.
Data protection regulations →
This includes violations of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Federal Data Protection Act.
IT security →
This includes, for example, regulatory gaps, non-compliance with requirements or incidents that have occurred in the context of IT security.
Food safety issues →
This includes, for example
  • Acrylamide in food 
  • Misdeclaration of allergenic substances
  • Inadequate food safety (hygiene)
Medical service provision and billing →
This includes, for example
  • Treatment errors
  • medication errors
  • nursing errors
  • Breach of medical confidentiality
  • Corruption in the healthcare sector
  • Violation of pharmacy law
  • Violation of the Narcotics Act
  • Violation of the Medicines Act
  • Violation of GOÄ
  • Violation of the Therapeutic Products Directive
  • Violation of the Infection Protection Act (Hygiene)
  • Violation of the Medical Devices Act
  • Violation of the Radiation Protection Act
Accounting and bookkeeping regulations →
This includes, for example, incidents in connection with
  • current accounting
  • annual financial statements of individual companies
  • consolidated financial statements
Taxes and duties →
This includes, for example, incidents in connection with:
  • Value Added Tax Act
  • Income/wage tax law
  • Trade Tax Act
  • EEG levies
  • Tax code
  • Municipal taxes (e.g. visitor's tax)
Environmental protection regulations →
This includes, for example 
  • Illegal waste disposal
  • Improper handling of harmful substances (e.g. chemicals)
  • Violation of species protection (e.g. biodiversity)
  • Violation of soil protection
  • Violation of water protection
  • Violation of immission control
Violation of other laws, regulations or guidelines →
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Violations by suppliers of human rights concerns within the meaning of the LksG →
 This includes, for example
  •  Exploitation
  •  child labour 
  •  forced labour 
  •  slavery
  •  Disregard for labour protection
  •  Violation of freedom of association
  •  withholding of adequate wages
  •  Use of security forces in violation of human rights
  •  unlawful forced eviction
  •  harmful contamination of soil/water
Violations by suppliers of environmental legislation within the meaning of the LksG →
This includes, for example
  • non-environmentally sound handling, collection, storage and disposal of waste 
  •  Import and export of hazardous waste
  •  Production and use of persistent organic pollutants 
  •  Production of products containing mercury; use of mercury; mercury compounds, treatment of mercury waste