Purpose

A whistleblower is an employee who provides information about his or her company which he or she reasonably believes provides evidence of: • a violation of a law or regulation by the company • a miscarriage of justice • financial malpractice • a danger to public health or safety. In the government sector, a whistleblower might also provide evidence of a gross waste of public funds or gross mismanagement.

Benefits

The board of directors and senior management have a responsibility for monitoring potential risks within their company. This responsibility includes a need to recognise that whistleblowing by an employee would help to uncover significant risks and procedures should, therefore, exist to encourage ‘honest’ whistleblowing, whilst at the same time discouraging malicious and unjustifiable accusations and allegations from employees against their bosses.

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Audience

All those who wish to check out if their knowledge of governance is up to speed or who wish to take on board that knowledge.

Learning method

Knowledge builder with initial interactive diagnostic to enable learners to check out their knowledge and to progress to those parts of the module which will be of immediate value to them.

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