This engaging course on whistleblowing is designed to empower employees globally in understanding what whistleblowing actually means, how to do it and what protection is offered legally. Through examples and scenario-led learning, learners will gain a thorough understanding of whistleblowing and equip them with the knowledge they need to understand the whistleblowing process.
In this immersive course, learners join a fictitious character, Matt, as he learns about whistleblowing and the key steps in raising concerns. The course is split into three main sections:
In this immersive course, learners join a fictitious character, Matt, as he learns about whistleblowing and the key steps in raising concerns. The course is split into three main sections:
This section looks at examples of whistleblowing and how to take the decision on ‘blowing the whistle’. The section looks into what complaints are considered as whistleblowing and how to make a decision on raising a complaint. Learners will explore about the characteristics of whistleblowing and its benefits to colleagues and the organisation.
This section covers how to raise and report concerns and the policy and legal protection for whistleblowing. This section focuses on the role of the Citizen’s Advice Bureau and details on whistleblowing hotline details. Learners will also review the policy and legal protection for whistleblowing and the correct way to raise concerns.
This section on speaking out against whistleblowing explores what anonymous and confidential complaints are. Learners will look at how to anonymously and confidently report complaints to a whistleblowing helpline and how to keep updated on investigations and what to do if the concern is not being dealt with.
Learners are quizzed on their understanding throughout the course. The last section of the course contains an assessment to test the learner’s knowledge on whistleblowing. To successfully complete the course, learners must pass the assessment challenge by answering 80% of the questions correctly. Learners can also take the assessment again to improve their score.
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| 1 - 10 | ||
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| 21 - 50 | ||
| 51 - 100 | ||
| 101 - 150 | ||
| 150+ | ||
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| 50 - 100 | ||
| 101 - 200 | ||
| 201 - 300 | ||
| 301 - 400 | ||
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| 501 - 750 | ||
| 751 - 1000 | ||
| 1001 - 2500 | ||
| 2501 - 5000 | ||
| 5000 - 10,000 | ||
| 10,000 + | ||
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Knowing what to do in the event of witnessing or even suspecting malpractice at work can be particularly difficult and even if an employee does know what to in theory, in practice it can be an intimidating process. This is true wherever in the world you are. Malpractice at work shouldn’t be treated lightly, but it can be difficult to know what to do in the event of suspecting (or even witnessing!) something wrong taking place.
A whistleblower could be a director, manager, or employee and can report wrongdoing such as something they’ve seen at work. The wrongdoing must be in the public interest and affect others ranging from employees to the general public. Concerns raised could be about unethical, unsafe, or unlawful practices.
When an employee witnesses a wrongdoing at their organisation, they can disclose information about the matter to the attention of their employers or a relevant external organisation. This is known as whistleblowing. A whistle blower can disclose any information or activity within their organisation which is deemed wrong, illegal or unethical.
There are two main types of whistleblowing – internal and external. When an employee suspects a manager or another employee of violating the law in some way, they may decide to “blow the whistle” by reporting the information to their manager, who will then follow company policy in dealing with alleged misconduct. This is known as internal whistleblowing. Whereas in external whistleblowing is when the employee chooses to alert external authority.
Whistle blowers are protected by law and should not be treated unfairly or lose their job because they ‘blow the whistle’. Whistle blowers are protected if they are an employee, including an employee, such as a police officer, NHS employee, office worker, factory worker, a trainee, such as a student nurse, an agency worker or a member of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).
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