Whistleblowing Solution
Our whistleblowing service shields your business from reputational damage and other risks and creates a safe space for employees to raise concerns.
Creating a safe space to speak up
Encouraging your people to speak up against wrongdoing is vital for tackling issues such as fraud, corruption and unethical behaviour.
Raising such serious matters can feel unnerving and worrying, but an anonymous system can help encourage your employees to feel safe in coming forward with important information. With whistlebox in your business, your people can report their concerns whilst feeling safe through a 24/7 reporting line and web form.
Benefits
Our whistleblowing service shields your business from reputational damage and other risks and creates a safe space for employees to raise concerns.
Your Whistlebox subscription
What is included:
- A whistleblowing policy template for your company to follow (or a review of your existing policy by our legal team)
- A dedicated and secure employee Whistlebox voice message disclosure reporting phone line (open 24/7, 365 days a year) and an online whistleblowing report web form
- All reports are reviewed by our qualified and experienced legal professionals within a day, with immediate next steps legal advice
- A Whistlebox internal communications pack that will help your business effectively communicate the Whistlebox services to your staff
- Quarterly or annual summaries of all reports made
How it works
Employees raise concerns about suspected wrongdoing or dangers by leaving a recorded telephone message or completing a Whistlebox web form.
Once a concern is submitted, a notification report is generated, which alerts our legal experts.
After reviewing the disclosure, we send the nominated person within your company the details of the report and advise them on the immediate next steps in-line with your whistleblowing policy.
What is whistleblowing?
Whistleblowing is ‘making a disclosure in the public interest’ and relates to suspected danger or illegal actions that affect your staff or members of the public. The disclosure could be about the wrongful conduct of an employer, a colleague, a client or any third-party person or organisation.
Some examples of whistleblowing include:
- A company or staff member is breaking the law
- A belief that someone is covering up wrongdoing
- A criminal offence or miscarriage of justice is being committed, such as bribery, fraud, corruption or money laundering
- Someone’s health and safety is in danger
- Potential risk or actual damage to the environment
- Deficiencies in the care of vulnerable people
What is not a whistleblowing incident?
Personal grievances (such as bullying, harassment, and discrimination) are not covered by whistleblowing law. However, these can be reported under your company’s grievance policy or other HR policies.
Protecting whistleblowers
Although whistleblowing can raise some challenging situations, it could be integral to the success of your business – helping you to combat fraud, avoid reputational damage and prevent issues from escalating.
Your employees should feel confident in voicing their concerns without fear of judgement. Anyone ‘blowing the whistle’ at work is protected by the law and should not be treated unfairly or lose their job as a result of raising concerns. If they are dismissed or feel victimised, they could bring an unfair dismissal claim against you.
Get in touch
Contact our team today to find out more and receive a bespoke quote based on your business needs.