Legal obligations
are all very well, but some people do not seem to believe that they should get in the way of doing business.
> "We are committed to doing business in a responsible way and always encourage anyone to report anything they see that may violate the law, our policies, or our ethical standards,"
I'm sure Mr Hebblethwaite of P&O would have said exactly the same thing a week ago. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-60872294 ). Of course Mr H does not seem to consider that the managers who let the situation get so bad that they felt the need to break the law should hold any responsibility for that. but maybe I do him a disservice and he's about to explain, while wearing sackcloth and ashes.
I remember a manager at one of my previous employers saying that if the rules did not allow him to do what he wanted, he "broke the rules". My response was that I prefer rules that work.