Introduction | the continued rise of whistleblowing processes
in business
Whistleblowing is a subject that is increasingly on the
minds of senior executives.
There is a greater recognition that whistleblowing
policies and processes – either internal, outsourced or
hybrid – need to be put in place if business is to filter out
malpractice and wrongdoing in the office and
workplace.
Why is this new consciousness occurring?
You only have to take a look back at the past decade to see a
rise in news connectivity and witness the increased public
awareness and visibility of fraud, sexism, racism, bullying in the
workplace, ageism, and health and safety violations.
Only last month (March 2022) the UK saw the Ockenden Report into
the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust (SaTH) Baby Ward state that
'there was a lack of effective investigation and governance at
the trust and a culture of not listening'1.
