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Conflicts of Interest
Our Policy
Avoid situations in which your personal interests might conflict, or appear to conflict, with the interests of Avaya.
Conflicts of interest may arise when your financial or other outside interests produce conflicting loyalties, interfere with your job performance, or are potentially adverse to the interests of Avaya.
Showing Accountability and Trustworthiness
You should avoid even the appearance of a potential conflict of interest.
Prior to hiring, promoting, or directly supervising a family member, close friend, or someone with whom you are in a relationship, you must obtain the approval of your manager, Human Resources, and Legal.
Potential conflicts can easily be avoided or addressed if they are promptly disclosed and managed accordingly. Employees are encouraged to use the Conflicts of Interest questionnaire for the Ethics and Integrity Team to review the potential conflict.
Situations where conflicts may arise:
- Outside activities: Work that interferes with your work at Avaya
- Membership on outside Board of Directors of companies or organizations we do business with
- Financial Interest of third parties with whom we do business
- Hiring / doing business with family members
- Personal relationships
- Business opportunities
A product manager would like to make an investment that would make him a controlling stockholder in a competitor of Avaya. Is this a conflict of interest?
Yes, the proposed investment would make him the owner of a business that competes with Avaya.
Your spouse has accepted a position at a business partner that Avaya does business with. Do you need to report this?
Yes, most conflicts of interest can be eliminated by disclosing them and making sure steps are taken to prevent your interests from conflicting with Avaya’s.