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Latest News July 02, 2014
South Africa’s whistle-blowing framework has received the highest possible rating of three stars in a report by global law firm DLA Piper for providing express protection to those making legitimate disclosures. It means South Africa trumps Germany, France, Hong Kong and Australia and is on a par with the laws in the US, UK and…
Latest News April 04, 2014
Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela said on Tuesday that the current whistle-blower protection law contains gaps that need to be plugged.
Latest News March 24, 2014
In a recent supreme court ruling, whistleblowers who engage with public companies will be protected under SOX (Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002). This was a surprise ruling that brings about a much needed change for employees who work for private companies but have dealings with public companies. To read the full article, visit http://www.whistleblower-insider.com/supreme-court-takes-broad-view-whistleblower-protection/
Latest News March 24, 2014
Supreme Court Extends SOX Whistleblower Protections to Private Company Employees In the recent case of Lawson vs FMR LLC, the Supreme Court ruled that employees of private companies engaged by public companies are covered by the whistle blower protections of Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”). There is still an ongoing challenge to protect whistleblowers…
Ethics February 27, 2014
At Whistle Blowers (Pty) Ltd, we promote internal reporting where an employee feels comfortable reporting a matter, no matter how serious. Employees need to have the peace of mind and trust relationship that, should they wish to remain anonymous, their identity will be protected at all costs.
Latest News February 26, 2014
A recent survey release by PricewaterhouseCoopers has revealed that South African companies experience more fraud and bribery than their overseas counterparts. The survey showed shocking statistics about South African companies with bribery and corruption having been the fastest growing economic crime in SA being one of them. Read the full article here.
Latest News February 26, 2014
Medicare’s New Plans To Divulge Physician Billing Date Will Strengthen FCA Whistleblowing Medicare’s new plan to divulge billing data for specific physicians will strengthen whistleblowing for the FCA with experts saying that it will place added pressure on regulators to rein in overpayments. Experts also say that the transparency of this new plan will reinforce…
Latest News February 21, 2014
According to the just released PricewaterhouseCoopers South African edition of the Global Economic Crime Survey, 77% of all internal fraud is committed by senior or middle management and their primary motivation is greed, in the case of senior managers, and perceived injustice, in the case of junior managers. The number of South African senior managers committing…
Latest News January 29, 2014
In a recent study on whistleblowing, South Africa received a 3 star rating for its whistle blowers protection regimes, superseding Germany, France, Hong Kong and Australia. South Africa’s specific legislation protecting whistle blowers has set it apart from others. To find out more, visit http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/2014/01/27/sa-whistle-blowing-system-gets-top-score
Latest News July 18, 2013
In a recent media release on the 9th July, South African Business Ethics Survey shows positive developments in ethics management. It was concluded that there has been a marked decrease in the instances of misconduct observed by private sector employees in South Africa. This is one of the positive findings of the South African Business…
Latest News March 05, 2013
The Financial Times recently reported that whistle blowers are playing an increasingly important role in uncovering corporate problems in the UK, where 37 per cent of companies surveyed in 2012 reported that they had been the target of a would-be informer. Read more on this hot topic http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5db40682-8015-11e2-adbd-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Me0Nddzr
Latest News February 14, 2013
In our previous post we shared the story of how a whistle blower known as “Mrs M” working at the Department Of Justice was victimised for speaking out against those who were involved in maladministration. In a statement from our Managing Director, Reg Horne (full report on Iol.co.za) agreed that “Many countries, including our own,…
