Whistleblowing is a mechanism that allows individuals to report concerns about serious malpractice that they have witnessed. It involves an employee reporting suspected wrongdoing at work to the relevant authorities within an organization. Workers are permitted to blow the whistle on issues that could endanger health and safety, damage the environment, involve criminal offenses, or violate the law. Whistleblowers are protected under law from retaliation so they can safely report wrongdoing that is in the public interest. Organizations also benefit from whistleblowing through increased transparency and accountability.

1. WHISTLE
BLOWING

2. Introduction:
Whistle Blowing is a mechanism to enable all
individuals to voice concerns internally in a
responsible and effective manner when they
discover information which they believe
shows serious malpractice.

3. Cont’..
It is a process in which an individual is able
to air their views and report on any
misconduct that has happened, to the
relevant authorities within the organization.
It is when a worker reports a suspected
wrongdoing at work.

4. Rationale behind Whistleblowing..
A worker can report things that aren’t right,
are illegal or if anyone at work is neglecting
their duties, including:
● Someone’s health and safety is in danger
● Damage to the environment
● A criminal offence
● The company isn’t obeying the law

5. Whistle blower:
A Whistleblower is:
• A person or group of persons who;
• publicizes internally and/or externally to the
organization with which she/he is linked
• perceived (real or at least honestly
believed) risks, abuses and legal infractions
• whose disclosure is in the public interest

6. How to ‘blow the whistle’
The way a worker can
‘blow the whistle’ on
wrongdoing depends on
whether they feel they
can tell their employer.

7. Cont’..
● The worker should check their
employment contract or ask human
resources or the personnel if their
company has any known whistleblowing
procedure.

8. Cont’..
● If they feel they can, they should contact
their employer about the issue they want
to report.
● If they can’t tell their employer, they
should contact a prescribed person or
body.

9. ‘Prescribed Person’
If you decide to blow the whistle to a
prescribed person rather than your employer,
you must make sure that you have chosen
the correct person or body for your issue. For
example, if you are blowing the whistle on
broadcasting malpractice you should contact
the Office of Communications.

10. Who does this policy apply to?
● Business Partners
● All employees
● Consultants
● Board Members
● Other stakeholders
Such people are directly affected with any
mischievous acts in the workplace.

11. Advantages of Whistleblowing:
● Whistleblowing increases the risk of
discovery for those who employ unfair
practices in competition, thus promoting
fair competition.
● It supplies information to the public and to
public authorities that enable them to
perceive risks and stop abuses.

12. Cont’..
● By encouraging a whistle blowing culture,
the organization promotes transparent
structure and effective,clear
communication.
● More importantly, whistle blowing can
protect the organization’s clients.

13. Challenges facing whistleblowers:
Whistleblower actions may save lives,
money, or the environment. However,
instead of praise for the public service of
"committing the truth" whistleblowers are
often targeted for retaliation, harassment,
intimidation, demotion, dismissal and
blacklisting.

14. How to protect Whistleblowers:
It is in the public interest that the law protects
whistleblowers so that they can speak out if
they find malpractice in an organisation.

15. Cont’..
Blowing the whistle is more formally known
as 'making a disclosure in the public interest'
so it is important you can do so knowing that
you are protected from losing your job and/or
being victimised as a result of what you have
uncovered and made public.

16. Cont’..
Sometimes whistleblowers
are being threatened by their
bosses and leaders
whenever they show any sign
of integrity, openness or
whistleblowing.

17. Cont’..
As a whistleblower you're protected from
victimisation if you are:
● A worker

18. Cont’..
● Revealing information of the right type by
making what is known as a 'qualifying
disclosure'
● Revealing it to the right person, and in the
right way making it a 'protected disclosure'

19. ‘The End’