What is a whistleblower?
A whistleblower is an employee who alerts a relevant authority to the existence of illegal, immoral or illegitimate conduct or practices committed by other employees of the business or organisation. Recent large scale international and local corporate collapses and corporate wrongdoing have led to whistleblowers being perceived as an invaluable means of fraud detection and a deterrent for those contemplating internal fraud. Allowing whistleblowers to safely speak out also promotes honest, efficient and compliant workplace cultures and signifies a meaningful commitment to good corporate governance on behalf of senior management.
What can we do?
Compact offers the following Whistleblowing services:
- Whistleblower Policy-we can assist with the drafting of a Whistleblower Policy and the establishment of an effective Whistleblower Protection Program;
- Whistleblower Investigations Officer-we can conduct preliminary investigations into reports received from a whistleblower;
- Whistleblower Hotline-we can provide an external Whistleblower Hotline to which complaints can be made;
- Independent mediator/arbitrator- we can provide an independent mediator or arbitrator to provide a right of appeal to determine whether reprisals have been taken or claimed to be taken against a whistleblower; and
- Training-we can provide investigations training for a company's own Whistleblower Investigations Officer.
Contact us
For further information about Whistleblowing, refer to AS 8004 or contact us.
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