How Can I Encourage a Culture of Confidentiality in My Workplace? Seeking Ideas and Resources

I need to promote a culture of maintaining confidentiality in my organization, which is extremely lacking. I plan to put some posters around the office area that can remind and inspire employees to maintain confidentiality. Does anyone have any that can be shared or any suggestions on where I can get them? Please advise as I need to take quick actions.

Importance of Confidentiality

Also, I need a write-up to communicate the importance of keeping personal and business information confidential and have employees pledge. Can someone help me with this one too?

Regards,
Reetu

Please note that there are two known methods you can "help" promote confidentiality in your organization:

1. Add it in the contract as a separate clause.
2. Provide a Code of Ethics and Conduct to all employees and have them sign to acknowledge reading it for existing employees.
3. For newly employed individuals, provide this information during their induction sessions and emphasize its importance.

Should you require further assistance, don't hesitate to contact me.

Regards

Hi Anayaat, Thanks for responding. These things that you have suggested are already there but have not been taken seriously enough. I have been thinking of reiterating this through an ethics & code of conduct note and getting it signed by all employees, as you too suggested this. Do you have any such write-up enforcing confidentiality? I can customize it to our needs. Let me know if you can help.

At the same time, I need some posters that can be put around the office to remind them of it. Do you have any? I can get them printed if you could send me some soft copies or can procure them if you know where I can get them.

Thanks

Hi there, thanks for your response. I see that you strongly feel about the confidentiality issue; however, I am not in favor of putting posters around the office. Maybe you could ask the IT department to create screen savers with the values you would like to instill in your employees. When their PC goes off, the message would show.

Code of Ethics Policies

Please follow the provided thread containing the code of ethics policies. Refer to the search key, as there are massive amounts of codes of ethics already downloaded by other members on previously raised posts. https://www.citehr.com/136728-requir...#axzz1XfYgq3ub

Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards