What is Whistleblowing?
Whistleblowing allows employees and third parties to report improper behaviour of a company or employee that could impact the general public. Examples could include, fraud, poor health and safety standards, damaging the environment or hiding a wrongdoing.
Reports will be submitted to a dedicated team within the company or a third party impartial service. Once the cases have been submitted they will be evaluated and handled in accordance with the law and company requirements.
Why is Whistleblowing important?
Offering a platform for whistleblowers is now required by EU law for all public and private entities with more than 50 employees.
The law enshrines the protection of the whistleblower and ensures that those who report wrongdoing cannot be punished or lose their job.
Whistleblowing laws are not only in place for EU member states, but many other countries throughout the world have implemented similar rules. Unsure if you are operating in a jurisdiction with whistleblowing laws? You can check the latest rules that apply to your company via the National Whistleblowers Center website.
Is Whistleblowing risky for the whistleblower?
No! The Whistleblowing Act was introduced in order to enshrine the protection of the whistleblower.
As part of this, a whistleblower can not be punished or lose their job for filing a report.
There are multiple ways to protect the employees, reports can be anonymized, voices are distorted, four eye checks for reports can be implemented so reports cannot be hidden. Alternatively, to add an extra layer of security, a third party impartial service can be used to manage your reports.
Why purchase a Whistleblowing solution?
Developing your own whistleblowing platform can be a costly and time-consuming task, as you have to consider the numerous ways people can report and ensure the anonymity of the whistleblower. By purchasing your Whistleblowing software through DIESEC, we can have the system ready and live within a fraction of that time. Our software is also GDPR compliant and we as a company and our partners are ISO 27001 certified.
Why choose the DIESEC managed service?
By using our managed service, DIESEC takes over the role of the internal reporting channel, providing an additional level of security around whistleblowing.
As a third party, our consultants cannot be influenced or potentially conceal whistleblower reports.
The use of external consultants means that whistleblowers can remain effectively anonymous without fear of repercussions. This is particularly important in smaller organisations where whistleblowers and case handlers are more likely to know each other.
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