Why Employees Break Policies They Signed — And How to Fix It

Employees sign policies every year but that doesn’t mean they understand them or follow them. In reality, most policy violations don’t stem from bad intent, they happen because policies are unclear, disconnected from daily work, or quickly forgotten after acknowledgment. For compliance, legal, risk and HR leaders, this creates a critical gap between policy creation and real-world behavior.In this webinar, we’ll explore why employees break policies they’ve already agreed to and what organizations can do to close the gap.

AI & Compliance Survey 2026: Adoption is high. Governance and controls lag.

In this 2026 survey report from Compliance Week and konaAI, 193 compliance, ethics, risk, and audit leaders reveal how their organizations are deploying AI — and where the gaps are growing. More than 83 percent report using AI tools, yet only about 25 percent have implemented a strong governance framework. Generative AI leads the stack, but data quality issues, lack of expertise, and unmanaged employee use are creating real friction. Meanwhile, executive leadership is driving adoption from the top down, faster than compliance teams can keep up.

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