Subject Index A - HSBC careers site

1 Breaches of legal and regulatory requirements by any Group Company,
including the committal of a criminal offence, a miscarriage of justice or a
failure to comply with a legal obligation.
2 Failure to adopt policies consistent with the Group Standards Manual.
3 Fraud or deliberate error in the preparation, evaluation, review or audit of any
financial statement.
4 Fraud or deliberate error in the recording and maintaining of financial records
of any Group Company.
5 Deficiencies in or non-compliance with any Group Company’s internal
accounting controls.
6 Deviation from full and fair reporting of any Group Company’s financial
condition.
7 Misrepresentation or false statement to or by a Group Executive Officer or
Accountant regarding a matter contained in the financial reports or audit of
any Group Company.
You can make a protected disclosure by reporting the matter to your line manager or
Human Resources. However, any disclosures falling within categories 2-7 must, due
to our legal obligations, be reported to Group Compliance. If you feel unable to raise
the matter with your line manager, or Human Resources, for whatever reason, you
should call the Group Compliance telephone 'hotline' on 799 12155 (Internal) or 020
7991 2155 (External). Alternatively, you may send an email to:
compliancedisclosureline@hsbc.com or make a protected disclosure in writing, to the
Head of Group Compliance, HSBC Holdings plc, Level 42, 8 Canada Square,
London, E14 5HQ.
However, if your concern relates to your personal position, rather than a concern
about malpractice, it will normally be more appropriate for you to use the Company’s
grievance procedures, which is set out in the HR Procedure Manual (Grievance
procedures (Insurance)).
Full details of the ‘Whistle-blowing’ procedure, along with the HSBC Group’s
general policy on disclosure, are contained in the HR Procedures Manual (Whistle
blowing).
3.10 Data Protection
3.10.1 Personal Data and Sensitive Data
The type of personal data that we hold will include information relating to payroll
processing, references, family and other contact details and records (including, for
example, job applications, and when relevant, details of any grievance and
disciplinary procedures) relating to your recruitment and career with us.
We will only collect and process data in a fair and lawful manner. Sensitive data will
only be processed with your agreement, unless required to meet statutory obligations.
The types of sensitive data we hold about you may comprise of:
(i) Information about your health, which would be used to ensure compliance:
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