MPs on the All Party Parliamentary Group for Whistleblowing have called for the urgent establishment of an ‘Office of the Whistleblower’ to ensure the rights of those who make public interest disclosures are upheld and …
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The whistleblowing charity Protect has updated its research on whistleblowing in financial services. Their original research in 2012 – Silence in the City – found a lack of trust and transparency. Protect notes the changes …
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Research by Voice4Change England and the charities’ chief executives’ organisation ACEVO has found that just over two-thirds of BAME charity staff have experienced, witnessed or heard stories of racism in the sector. 50% reported feeling the need …
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Many charities are failing to offer appropriate training to staff receiving and acting on whistleblowing concerns. In a project supported by twenty mid-to-large-sized charities using Protect’s ‘Whistleblowing Benchmark’ it was found that whilst more than 80% …
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Handling employment relations is a risky business at the best of times. In the context of the Covid 19 pandemic it could, literally, be a matter of life or death. We have looked at what …
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A survey by the HR software provider Breathe has reported that 21% of UK workers left their job last year due to ‘toxic workplace culture”. According to their ‘Culture Economy 2020’ report this could be …
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