Whistleblowing
Whistleblowing in confidence or anonymously about internal malpractices and external threats is extremely important for the functioning and survival of any company.
It's important for employees to be able to confidently report genuine concerns or suspicions without the fear of negative consequences.
Our Whistleblowing Refresher Course will remind your employees of the whistleblowing scope and the protections provided to whistleblowers.
- 10 Minutes
- All staff
- Based on UK legislation, but suitable for global audiences upon the removal of UK-specific references and translation as necessary.

Learning objectives
- Discover what whistleblowing is and the scope of whistleblowing
- Understand the kind of protection provided to whistleblowers
- Learn about our Company's commitment to act on anything that you report
What can you expect your employees to learn?
Introduction
What is whistleblowing?
Whistleblowing works
- Scenario: Sam's dilemma
- Exercise: Reporting channels
- Scenario: Sam's manager
- Exercise: How should Sam proceed?
- Scenario: Whistleblower protection
- Exercise: Whistleblowing with confidence
- Scenario: Making a difference
- Exercise: Will the company follow up?
- Scenario: Next steps
- Exercise: Is this the right approach?
- Knowing when to blow the whistle
- You make the call: Whistleblow or report to HR?
Whistleblowing best practice
Summary
Affirmation
Assessment
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