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We monitor local and global developments in the fields of whistleblowing, governance, ethics, compliance and anti-corruption on an ongoing basis to bring you evidence-based recommendations for the effective management of your ethics hotline and the creation of a workplace culture of integrity.
Latest News 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 Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela said on Tuesday that the current whistle-blower protection law contains gaps that need to be plugged.
Latest News 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Ethics One of the most effective methods for reducing fraud within the workplace is the application of an ethics hotline that will allow and encourage employees, customers and others to report corruption and wrongdoing. An ethics hotline can be a powerful tool and we believe that one should be applied to all businesses of any size…
Whistle Blowing In a recent article published by Transparency International, it has come to light that the international whistle blower movement is at the point of no return. Whistle blowers around the world have the right for legal protection and their demands are being met and laws are being made. As these protections expand, whistle blowers will…
Latest News 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…
