Companies must change their attitude towards whistleblowers
The concept of encouraging employees to do the right thing, to speak up or talk openly is not new.
Yet in today’s age of corporate social responsibility and political correctness, a whistleblower is all too often frowned upon or ostracised in the workplace.
They may become the subject of an investigation, face disciplinary action or the sack. The majority of whistleblowers are adversely affected by their actions.
As finances tighten there can be little doubt that instances of fraud will increase. At the lowest end of the spectrum employees may take opportunities to add a little extra on to blank taxi receipts, submit duplicate invoices or claim for personal mileage. At the higher end of the spectrum theft of data may occur, books may be cooked and bogus suppliers set up.
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