Whistleblowing - The Business Version

When an employee draws attention to serious wrongdoing that could potentially impact others, it’s known as whistleblowing. Whistleblowing allows organizations to address concerns, learn from mistakes, and protect stakeholders and the public. If you’re the person who an employee reports their concerns to, it can seem intimidating. And you may struggle to know how to respond.

Luckily, this course will show you the steps that you and your organization can take to handle whistleblowing swiftly and appropriately. This will help to ensure the organization’s reputation isn’t damaged and that any wrongdoing is properly addressed. It’ll also help to protect the whistleblower from retaliation and your organization from any associated legal action.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

• Recognize the difference between grievances and compliance concerns
• Describe how to support a whistleblowing employee
• Define the importance of protecting whistleblowers from retaliation
• Understand the role internal investigations play in responding to whistleblowing

Why take this course?

All senior employees and business leaders need to understand how to effectively respond to whistleblowing. This course will show you how to proceed, so you can ensure the whistleblower is treated appropriately and their concerns are properly investigated.

10 mins | SCORM | Workbook