Whistle-blowing
Featured in the Discipline and Grievance: 30 case studies and activities training manual
By Gill Hardy & Gill Kelley
Category: Conflict Resolution
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
This training activity explores a range of views on the subject of whistle-blowing. Explain that a whistle-blowing procedure should be separate from grievance and discipline, but can be cross-referenced to it. It is appropriate to deal with it separately because whistle-blowing is often concerned with high-risk problems; the employee may have no grievance against the employer or their terms and conditions but their concerns may be related to the actions of an external agency.
Many organisations have a whistle-blowing policy, to enable employees to report malpractice in the workplace. So-called ‘whistle-blowers’ should have the right to report their concerns in confidence, and for that confidence to be respected. They should also suffer no penalty for informing about malpractice. The case study involves a worker who has reported concerns about Internet misuse to his manager. He has then moved to a different department in the same organisation, but his new manager is aware of his whistle-blowing. The case raises the problems that might arise because his new manager does not appear to be sympathetic to his position. The trainer is not required to have knowledge of Internet misuse or experience of whistle-blowing, as this activity is focused on the consequences of lack of confidentiality and of supportive management for whistle-blowers. Having read the case, participants work individually, then in pairs, to decide whether some questions are true or false. They do not, therefore, require much previous knowledge or experience. This is a straightforward activity, and quick to run. It can also be used as an energiser at an appropriate time during a training course.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with supervisors, team leaders and managers who are responsible for managing themselves and others.
- Themes:
- Grievance procedure,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 00:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 7 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to raise the participants’ awareness of whistle-blowing procedures and how they may be cross-referenced to discipline and grievance procedures.
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