Whistleblowing Awareness
Whistleblowing is a crucial part of ethical business practices, allowing employees to report wrongdoing, illegal activities, or unethical behaviour within an organisation without fear of retaliation. However, many whistleblowers face mistreatment or dismissal, making it essential for businesses to implement clear policies and protections.
This whistleblowing training equips employees with the knowledge and confidence to raise concerns safely, ensuring organisations maintain transparency, accountability, and legal compliance. The course covers whistleblower rights, reporting procedures, and how businesses should handle whistleblowing cases fairly.
£19.80
50
MINUTES
20
QUESTIONS
Unlimited
ATTEMPTS
Instant Digital
CERTIFICATION
What You'll Learn From This Course
Understand what whistleblowing is and the role of a whistleblower.
Learn how to raise concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace.
Recognise legal protections for whistleblowers and how they are enforced.
Understand what information should be recorded and disclosed.
Learn how organisations should follow up on whistleblowing reports.
A strong whistleblowing culture helps organisations prevent fraud, protect employees, and uphold ethical business practices. This whistleblowing e-learning course provides a step-by-step guide on how to report concerns safely, understand legal rights, and ensure best practices for handling whistleblower cases.
Designed to be interactive and practical, the course ensures that learners gain the confidence and knowledge needed to take action if they witness misconduct. Whether you're an employee, manager, or HR professional, this course helps create a safe and transparent working environment.
Upon successful completion, learners will receive an instant digital certificate, demonstrating their commitment to whistleblowing awareness and ethical workplace practices.Failing to support whistleblowers can lead to financial losses, reputational damage, and legal penalties for businesses. Employees who fear retaliation may hesitate to report serious concerns, allowing unethical behaviour to continue unchecked.
By completing this whistleblowing training, individuals and organisations can ensure compliance with whistleblowing laws, create a safer and more transparent workplace, prevent fraud, misconduct, and unethical behaviour, and empower employees to report wrongdoing confidently.All employees in public and private sector organisations.
HR professionals and compliance officers managing whistleblowing policies.
Managers and supervisors responsible for handling concerns internally.
Business leaders ensuring legal and ethical workplace practices.
Section 1: What is Whistleblowing and How Are Staff Protected?
Whistleblowing allows employees to report concerns about wrongdoing without fear of retaliation. This section defines whistleblowing, outlines the legal protections in place (such as the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998), and explains who qualifies as a whistleblower.
Section 2: Whistleblowing Policies and How to Raise Concerns
Every organisation should have clear policies for reporting misconduct. This section covers how whistleblowing procedures should be structured, the importance of anonymity and confidentiality, and how employees can safely escalate concerns about fraud, misconduct, or unethical practices.
Section 3: Following Up
Once a concern has been raised, what happens next? This section explores how organisations should respond to and investigate whistleblowing reports, how records should be stored securely, and how businesses should handle retaliation concerns to ensure fair treatment for whistleblowers.
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