WHISTLEBLOWING BEST PRACTICE TIPS
January 21, 2015
When implementing or managing a whistleblowing hotline it is advisable for companies to follow best practices. Whistleblowing Best Practice Tips:
Promoting
Ethics and Honesty
in organisations globally
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January 21, 2015
When implementing or managing a whistleblowing hotline it is advisable for companies to follow best practices. Whistleblowing Best Practice Tips:
January 16, 2015
There may be times when an employee witnesses or suspects wrongdoing or malpractice in the workplace. They may want to raise a concern. This is commonly termed whistleblowing. Whistle Blowers (Pty) Ltd has a 14 year track record of facilitating whistleblowers and protecting them. It is well known that employees are a valuable source of…
December 12, 2014
In an age that is sadly, filled with crime and employees that are not always necessarily on the same page as you and your company…internal damage to companies and their finances or private documents are a real threat. As the owner of a business, you know how much of your time, effort, man power and…
September 17, 2014
In the measurement of the effectiveness of whistleblowing hotlines, it is clearly shown that companies continually creating awareness of this facility amongst all levels of staff, get the best results from the hotline.
July 31, 2013
In a recent article published by Transparency International, it has come to light that the international whistle blower movement is at the point of no return. Whistle blowers around the world have the right for legal protection and their demands are being met and laws are being made. As these protections expand, whistle blowers will…
May 09, 2013
Blowing the whistle pays and this was evident in an article written for Fin24.com and stated that “The Competition Commission has experienced a dramatic increase in the number of companies blowing the whistle on anticompetitive and collusive behaviour. This has enabled it to collect fines worth over four times the annual budget allocated to it…
April 18, 2013
Once again whistleblowing has been demonstrated to be of enormous value in exposing those involved in corruption. An investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists into off-shore holdings of people and companies in more than 170 countries and territories hiding trillions of dollars in income and assets was recently released. Read the full article…
March 05, 2013
The Financial Times recently reported that whistle blowers are playing an increasingly important role in uncovering corporate problems in the UK, where 37 per cent of companies surveyed in 2012 reported that they had been the target of a would-be informer. Read more on this hot topic on the Financial Times website.
November 16, 2012
Art theft is the third most lucrative crime in the world, after drugs and illicit arms sales, according to Interpol and the FBI. However, in South Africa it is not very common, despite our high crime rate. Last Sunday (11th) five artworks were stolen from the Pretoria Art Museum’s permanent collection, when three men, under…
September 08, 2011
The effectiveness of the so-called “hotline or fraud line” in gathering vitally important information on wrong doing or detrimental behaviour in the workplace is significant. A Whistleblowing system is an innovative solution to dishonesty, fraud and other inappropriate behaviour in the workplace.It doesn’t matter whether you’re an employee, customer, supplier, manager or shareholder. With a…
August 01, 2011
Whistle Blowers South Africa is a powerful, cost-effective intelligence gathering subscription service, which would provide a means for the employees, clients and suppliers of the client company to report any irregular activities which may be taking place within the organization. These irregular activities could include, but are not restricted to, theft, fraud, bribery, unethical practices…
July 21, 2011
The effectiveness of the so-called “hot line” / “fraud line” in gathering vitally important information on wrong doing or behavior that is detrimental to the business is significant. But what are the “ins and outs” of installing such a system?