Whistleblowing Policy

Whistleblowing is an important practice for an organizations ethics framework. Whistleblowing helps expose malpractice that threaten an organizations reputation. It is important for employees to know what constitutes whistleblowing and how to report malpractices. A whistleblower is omeone who reports fraud, abuse, corruption, or dangers that occurs to the general population.

• Duration: 30 minutes

• Target Audience: All employees, managers of an organization.

• Course Prerequisites: None

• Business Outcomes: To help employee with knowledge of whistleblowing practices.

Let’s Deepen Our Understanding

The below words only indicate, the relevance to go through the Whistleblowing Policy course, when we discuss, employees who reports certain types of wrongdoings that may or may not affect public interest, comes into the picture. These are not an exhaustive set of terms but are relevant for sure.

Criminal Offence, Fraud, Health and Safety, Danger, Risk, Damage, Justice, Breaking the Law, Informer, Informant, Ethics, Compliance, Mobbing, Hotline, Disclosure, Defamation, Anonymity, Doxing, Off-the-record, On-the-record.

After covering our existing course, if you need more details on a specific key word mentioned above or something unique to your organization, let us know and we will make those updates as needed, subject to discussion.

Course Description

• Whistleblowing is an important practice to expose malpractices at organizational level. It is important for employees to know what constitutes whistleblowing and how to report malpractices.

• This eLearning course will help you know about whistleblowing and how to report serious incidents.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define whistleblowing and explain its significance in organizational ethics.

• Describe the benefits of implementing whistleblowing policies.

• List the steps involved in reporting misconduct through whistleblowing channels.

• Recognize the legal protections and support mechanisms available for whistleblowers.

• Explore strategies for organizations to create a supportive environment for whistleblowers.