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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I FILE A REPORT?
When you log onto the Ethics for Everyone Web site, a series of prompts will instruct you on how to ask a question or report an incident. Or, if you choose to use the Ethics for Everyone phone line, a trained specialist will take your information. With both options, your report will be forwarded to a Linamar representative who will ensure your report is dealt with.
• You will be requested to provide detailed information about the incident you are reporting – who, what, why, where, when and how. Your report will be logged and you will be given a report key and personal password. Due to reasons of confidentiality, if you forget your password, we are unable to supply it. You will have to re-file your report and obtain a new password.
• You can remain anonymous throughout the entire process if you wish, however it may prevent a full investigation from being completed.
• If you filed a report by telephone or online, you will be given a login and password that can be used to check the status of your report. We encourage you to do so as we may require additional information from you to help with the investigation.
• Upon receiving the report, an acknowledgement will be posted on the system within three business days that the report has been received and that it will be investigated.
• Each report will be sent to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Linamar for a thorough investigation. Rest assured that all appropriate personnel/supervisors/third parties will be interviewed and all relevant information considered. For legal and privacy reasons, you will not necessarily be told any details of, or results arising from, the investigation.
• You will be notified through the system once the investigation is completed and the report is closed.
• Linamar will not tolerate retaliation against anyone reporting an incident.
HOW DO I FILE A REPORT?
EthicsPoint, the outside company receiving all reports, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year for all Linamar employees around the world. You have the option of filing a report in one of two ways:
• Ethics for Everyone by Telephone Toll Free: 1-866-294-5496 in Canada and the U.S.A. For all other regions, visit LINUS, Linamar.com or EthicsPoint.com for toll free dialing instructions. An EthicsPoint representative will assist you when filing a report. A translator can be provided for more than 150 languages. Calls are not recorded.
• Ethics for Everyone on the Web Web site address: www.ethicspoint.com There are step-by-step instructions available to help you file a report through the Internet. Currently, the service is provided in English, German, Hungarian, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish. Online reports are not tracked.
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