AUTH/1867/7/06: Anonymous employees v Roche — European meeting conduct and sales call-rate targets (No breach) | PMCPA Case

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Case number	AUTH/1867/7/06
Parties	Anonymous employees v Roche Products Limited
Complaint received	14 July 2006
Case completed	10 August 2006
Published	November 2006 Review
Applicable Code year	2006
Issues	Alleged misconduct at a European meeting; alleged excessive call-rate targets and bonus impact
Clauses considered	2, 9.1, 19.1 (meeting); 2, 9.1, 15.4 (call rates)
Decision	No breach of the Code
Appeal	No appeal
Additional sanctions	None stated

Reviewed by Dr Anzal Qurbain (FFPM) — ABPI Final Signatory

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Two Roche employees complained anonymously about (1) alleged conduct by colleagues at a European meeting and (2) call-rate expectations for representatives.
European meeting allegation: colleagues allegedly took customers to a bar late at night and bought illegal substances; doctors allegedly commented on this afterwards.
Call-rate allegation: Roche allegedly required representatives to see doctors more than three times a year; complainants alleged they had to see at least four doctors per day and that, across territories, this could mean seeing some doctors up to eight times a year; bonuses were allegedly lost if targets were not met.
Because the complaint was anonymous, the Panel could not contact the complainants to comment on Roche’s response before ruling.

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No breach was ruled in relation to the European meeting allegations: no breaches of Clauses 2, 9.1 and 19.1.
No breach was ruled in relation to the call-rate allegations: no breaches of Clauses 2, 9.1 and 15.4.
The Panel’s decisions were based on the material before it and the absence of evidence that the alleged conduct/call rates occurred in practice.

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