There has been an increase in whistleblowing – in the UK - especially reports of dishonest behaviour, racism and harassment in the workplace, according to a new report.
While a post-pandemic 2022 saw a return to office working for most companies, the world-wide cost of living crisis, a global economic downturn and the introduction of new whistleblowing legislation combined to create a complex whistleblowing environment.
The return to widespread office working saw an upturn in the number of dishonest behaviour related reports, including fraud and corruption.
HR concerns remained in the highest reported category with reports from employees categorised under bullying, discrimination, harassment, racism, unfair treatment, and victimisation making up 55% of all concerns.
Safecall’s Whistleblowing Benchmark Report 2023 highlights the rise in reporting rates, the trends, and areas of reported wrongdoing in different sectors. The data contained within this annual report – based on anonymised data from more than 900 organisations with over three million people in total - is aimed at helping companies and organisations understand the trends in misconduct.
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