HR managers and directors are being encouraged to review their whistleblowing processes in light of new research revealing low awareness and trust among employees.
A new survey highlights that a majority of HR professionals (57%), in both private and public sectors, believe their employees are actively encouraged to speak up about wrongdoing. An additional 36% state that employees are ‘aware’ they can report wrongdoing.
However, a significant proportion of employees are not aware of what to do if they witness or discover wrongdoing in the workplace.
The findings suggest that there is low investment in the training and promotion of whistleblowing processes and policies.
The whistleblowing survey, conducted by an independent third party, was commissioned by Sunderland-based Safecall – a specialist whistleblowing and compliance services provider.
The majority of respondents - some 83% - have a whistleblowing policy in place…17% do not. While there is no legal requirement for an organisation to have a whistleblowing policy, under the Corporate Governance Code, if a listed company does not have one in place then senior management must be able to explain why this is the case.
On a positive note, HR managers are overwhelmingly aware of the EU Whistleblowing Directive. A minority – just over 20% - said they were not aware of the Directive and, in turn, the impact it may have on their business.
This suggests that nearly two years of awareness activity by both public and private...
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