Whistleblower Policy

Whistleblower Policy

This whistleblowing policy:

  • Can provide you with a set of guidelines and key principles that allow and encourage employees to report any illegal or unethical behaviour within an organization.
  • Can provide you with a well-written document that qualifies misconduct and the actions to take to address it.
  • Can be used in any industry or sector regardless of size or type of organization.
$5.90 - Includes 10% Tax
Description

What is a Whistleblower Policy?  

A whistleblower policy is a set of guidelines and key principles that allow and encourage employees to report any illegal or unethical behaviour within an organization.

A whistleblowing policy aims to create a culture of integrity and accountability within an organization, where employees feel comfortable coming forward with reports of wrongdoing.

What is the Purpose of a Whistleblower Policy?

Whistle Blowing Policy

The purpose of a whistleblowing policy is to encourage employees to report any unethical behaviour or illegal affairs or if they have grounds to suspect an improper state of affairs or circumstances that represent a danger to the public.

The policy aims to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse and protect the organization and its employees, this also includes the whistleblower’s identity.

When employees witness something illegal or unethical happening at work, they may be reluctant to speak up for fear of retaliation. A whistleblowing policy can help to alleviate these fears by outlining the procedures for reporting breaches of the law, misconduct or the protections that are in place for employees who do come forward.

How to Create a Whistleblower Policy

When creating a whistle blower policy several key elements should be encompassed in the policy, these elements include:

  • Discrimination, bullying, and sexual, physical and/or psychological harassment as defined in anti-discrimination policies.
  • The identification of fraudulent activities, such as theft, benefits fraud, bribery, misuse of a financial system, misrepresentation of funds, civil, criminal and administrative liability deception and any other aspects of fraud as defined by law.
  • Ethical concerns such as senior manager nepotism, conflict of interest, corruption, retaliation or retribution against parties who report concerns and abuse of power.
  • Compliance breaches with relevant laws, regulations, public interest disclosures and the business reporting requirements of the organization.
  • Any other misconduct that endangers or threatens other parties.
  • Whistleblower protection for a report and obtaining legal advice from a legal practitioner.
  • The violation of policies, concealment of a violation of the policy or any another policy.

Who Needs a Whistleblower Policy?

There are many reasons why a company with ethical ambitions would want to have a whistleblowing policy in place. For one, it shows that the company is committed to ethical practices. It also gives employees a way to report misconduct without fear of retaliation.

A whistleblowing policy can be a helpful tool in preventing and addressing misconduct. However, it should be noted that it will not necessarily cure all misconduct issues.

An ethical company should also have other policies and procedures in place to address misconduct.

Why Choose to Buy this Whistleblower Policy?

  • This 1-page whistleblowing policy can provide you with a well-written document that qualifies misconduct and the actions to take to address it.
  • The policy defines what employees need to know so they can report misconduct without fear of retaliation.

After purchasing this policy you will be able to:

  • Very easily edit and customize the template to create your own whistleblower policy.
  • Apply your own style, format and brand to the policy.
  • Use it in any industry or sector regardless of size or type of organization.

Availability and Use of this Whistleblowing Policy

  • This policy is accessible to you right now by clicking the ‘Buy Now’ button.
  • The policy will be delivered to you in fully editable Microsoft Word format for immediate and full use in your business.
  • There are no subscriptions, contracts or ongoing costs.

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