As the leading hotline provider in the global market, NAVEX is in the unique position of collecting and analyzing employee reporting trends. Each year, NAVEX issues an important report on current trends in employee reporting, whistleblowers, internal investigations and potential retaliation.
Initially, NAVEX sets the stage by identifying two significant trends — one the one hand, companies were seeking to stabilize and recover in the post-pandemic world, and on the other, whistleblowers and employees were emboldened and more comfortable in reporting concerns. 2021 was a year most known for the “great resignation,” resulting in on average 4 million voluntary resignations per month.
NAVEX noted several significant findings, including declining levels of anonymous reporting, and increasing reports of harassment, discrimination and retaliation. Notably, NAVEX cited that reports of harassment exceeded levels from the height of the #MeToo movement. NAVEX also pointed to increases in incidents of workplace civility, largely stemming from public disputes relating to workplace safety.
Aside from these interesting trends, NAVEX cited five significant findings:
Whistleblowers are becoming emboldened. NAVEX noted that 90 percent of all reports in 2021 alleged misconduct, which was an increase from 86 percent in 2020. The volume of inquiries on...
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