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Guide provided by Finova.
You may one day observe conduct that concerns you. If you observe or suspect such misconduct, you are encouraged to speak up. By doing so, you give your Company the opportunity to deal with the issue. Remaining silent about possible misconduct may worsen a situation. Do not wait for proof or assume someone else will report the concern. They may not, and it may be ignored. We encourage you to raise the matter while it is still a concern.
Fraud
Human Rights Violations
Money laundering
Bribery
Conflicts of interest
Environment, health and safety issues
Improper use of company resources
Disclosure of confidential information
We would encourage you as a first step to contact your manager. If you do not feel that you can talk to your manager, you can contact your HR department if you have one, or another senior manager in the business.
We would encourage you as a first step to contact your manager. If you do not feel that you can talk to your manager, you can contact your HR department if you have one, or another senior manager in the business. If you’re unsure whether your concerns are best raised as whistleblowing concerns or grievances, it is important to know the differences between the two.
Whistleblowing is about raising concerns relating to wrongdoing risk or malpractice that you witness in the workplace. These concerns should be in the public interest, and unlike grievances, the concerns may not even affect you at all, but will have wider implications on the public.
Grievances are typically issues about how you exclusively are being treated and not the treatment of others. Grievances can be raised about things you are asked to do about your job, if your employer has breached your employment rights or your contract of employment, and the way you are personally being treated at work.
If you have raised your concerns to your employer and you are worried that no action has been taken, youshould ask for feedback. Your employer may have taken some steps to address your concerns but simply notcommunicated this back to you.
If your employer has failed to provide feedback, if your concern hasn't been investigated, or if the concernyou raised is continuing to happen, you can contact Protects Advice line on 020 3117 2520. It's free andconfidential. There is also lots of helpful information available on their website www.protect-advice.org.uk.
Protect is a charity that aims to make whistleblowing work for individuals, organisations and society.
