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Contents
Contents................................................................................................................ 1
Introduction........................................................................................................... 2
Code of Conduct in Retail Food Group...................................................................2
Discrimination.................................................................................................... 3
Exploitation........................................................................................................ 3
Corruption.......................................................................................................... 4
Dishonest and Fraudulent Behaviour..................................................................4
Whistle-blower Protections.................................................................................4
Enforcement of Law and Code of Conduct.............................................................5
Rules...................................................................................................................... 6
ACCC.................................................................................................................. 6
FRANCHISING CODE........................................................................................... 6
ATO..................................................................................................................... 6
ASIC Penalties..................................................................................................... 7
APRA................................................................................................................... 7
Fair Work Australia............................................................................................. 7
VCAT Re-Discrimination/Ombudsman.................................................................8
ASX Good Corporate Corporation Act 2001........................................................8
Application (Issues & Rules).................................................................................. 9
Conclusion........................................................................................................... 10
References........................................................................................................... 11

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Introduction
Complexity has been increasing in today’s business system due to economic changes
and substantial environmental modification in corporate governance principles and norms.
Regulations and principles of corporate governance in Food Retail group has been increasing
their focus and now concentrating on business ethics, code of conduct and sustainable growth
in Food retail sector. The major motive of this enhancement is to minimise the risk and
highlights the efficiency, issues, transparency and fairness in Food Retails Group. This
reading will describe a proper link between corporate governance and its sustainable
principles to obtain continuous resources to trigger issues and impacts of sustainable business
development in the form of Food Retail Group.
Corporate governance is a factor associated with the set of decision-making norms
and regulation to describe basic organisational orientation just to achieve business tactics and
corporate strategies, while it is used to make the correct and accurate balance between
interests of stakeholders and expectation of business market to attain few business goals.
RFG is an international food chain currently facing inside investigation and tax allegations
due to false trading. This organisation operates Gloria Jean's, Donut Kings and Crust Pizza.
Due to a wide range of investigation related to tax allegation and not following the code of
conducts of corporate governance, the biggest food franchise owner has damaged their
reputation of Franchising (NikolaevichDudin, et. al., 2018).
Code of Conduct in Retail Food Group
The code of conduct policies outlines actual corporate governance practises which is
needed to take place in the company were both directors and board of committee individually
committed to following and defines all obligations. Code of conduct in Retail Food Group

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creates mandatory direction to follow and perform all of their duties to enable them to set the
goals at the highest positive aspects and standards to discharge the obligations. Retail Food
Group is in the condition where the company is in under allegation of tax evasion, and their
shares are reduced rapidly due to insider trading and unethical business activities (corporate
dis-governance) (Shaw and Shaw 2019).
Discrimination
Non-discrimination policy defines the workplace environment free from
discrimination and harassment. As per the code of conduct and values of RFG, they are
committed to the acceptance of principles where every person can equally work and target to
all programs, facilities and services within the company. Discrimination takes place when any
of the organisation imposes requirements, conditions, fraudulent practices which become
unethical for other members of the group and company. RFG started keeping things
confidential related to franchise investment, increment in the franchising fee, tax evasion
practices etc. (Kraak, et. al., 2019).
Exploitation
Exploitation is a part of code of conduct it is an act of treating someone badly,
unfairly for personal benefits and advantages. Exploitation is the action that includes labour
exploitation fiction, sexual harassment, mentally and physically torture to the employees
(Kraak, et. al., 2019). RFG came under investigation when the news of 7-11 worker's
exploitation triggered by media. RFG must have a focus on observing health and safety
policies and obligations and co-operate with all procedures and initiatives taken by the Group
in the interests of workplace safety and non-exploitation (Marsden, et. al., 2019).