Whistleblowing awareness for employees

Duration: 40 minutes

Overview: This course examines the act of exposing misconduct or an improper state of affairs within an organisation - a process called 'whistleblowing'. 

• In this topic, we examine the definition of whistleblowing, and the criteria required to qualify as an eligible person and receive whistleblower protections under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Whistleblower Protection Laws). 
• We also examine how to make a whistleblowing disclosure, and the protections received for whistleblowers. Finally, we review whistleblower policies and the processes of investigations.

Why is this course important? Organisations which receive and investigate whistleblower reports show a significant decline in misconduct incidents. However, often employees are reluctant to report misconduct as they fear adverse action may be taken against them for speaking up. This topic outlines the protections in place for whistleblowers and helps people to make whistleblowing disclosures in an appropriate way.

Suitable for: All employees.

Online Assessment: Yes

Workplace Activities: None

Disclaimer: In the event of discrepancy between this course and your workplace policies, your workplace policies should be applied. OmniaCapture is not responsible for you or anyone else for any loss suffered in connection with the use of this information. You should seek legal or other professional advice before acting or relying on any of the information contained in this course.