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Third-party harassment: why employees must come before commercial outcomes
Read full story: Third-party harassment: why employees must come before commercial outcomesFrom 30th October, employers are liable for harassment by clients, customers and contractors. But the real question is whether your employees believe they come first.
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Guide: What UK employers need to know about the Employment Rights Act 2025
The October 2026 deadline is getting closer –are you ready? Download today: complete the form to access The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a wide range of changes for UK employers. Some of these changes are already in force. The most significant take effect in October 2026. This guide focuses specifically on the parts of…
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What Types of Misconduct Should Whistleblowing Channels Address?
One of the most consequential decisions in designing a whistleblowing programme is defining its scope. If the types of misconduct are too narrow, and the channel excludes concerns that represent genuine organisational risk. Too broad, and it risks becoming a general complaints mechanism that overwhelms the compliance function and dilutes the programme’s credibility. For compliance…
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How Do Whistleblowing Channels Enable Proactive Compliance Management?
Compliance management has traditionally been a reactive discipline. An incident occurs, an investigation follows, corrective action is taken and the organisation moves on – until the next incident. This cycle is resource-intensive, disruptive and, by definition, always one step behind the problem. Whistleblowing channels offer a fundamentally different model: a continuous, real-time source of intelligence…
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Are External Whistleblowing Channels More Trusted by Employees?
Trust is the currency of whistleblowing. An employee who witnesses fraud, harassment or a regulatory breach will only report it if they believe their concern will be taken seriously, handled confidentially and acted upon without personal consequences. Where that trust is absent, the concern goes unreported – or is taken to an external regulator, the…
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How Does Digital Reporting Improve Whistleblower Participation?
The effectiveness of a whistleblowing programme is ultimately measured by whether people use it and digital reporting has increased the likelihood of participation. A system that exists on paper but receives no reports is not a sign of a misconduct-free organisation – it is a sign of a programme that has failed to earn the…
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How Can Organisations Ensure Transparency in Reporting Channels?
A whistleblowing channel is only effective if people use it and transparency is the key to ensuring people speak up. The most technically sophisticated reporting platform, backed by the most robust case management system, will deliver little value if employees do not trust the process enough to speak up. Transparency – in how the channel…