Establishing / Reviewing a Whistleblowing Hotline

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Establishing / Reviewing a Whistleblowing Hotline

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Warfield & Associates
Level 17, 60 Castlereagh Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel : (612) 9231 7588
Fax: (612) 9231 7575

Fraud, corruption and other unethical behaviour does not occur in a vacuum. There are people who know what is going on. Some of these are internal, some are external. It is important that they are comfortable reporting fraud and relay the information to management as early as possible so that it can be acted upon.

Delays in identifying and reporting fraud, corruption and other criminal behaviours, or unethical or inappropriate conduct, increase the size of potential financial losses and expose an organisation to the risk of criminal proceedings, costly litigation and negative publicity. These behaviours also have a detrimental impact on staff morale and therefore productivity.

In Australia, legislation and corporate governance standards require listed companies and certain other entities to protect ‘whistleblowers’ within their organisations. Regardless of whether they are reporting fraud, corruption or other matters of major concern.

If your organisation is considering establishing its own whistleblowing hotline, you need to consider the cost of operation, who should coordinate it, who will answer the calls and what reporting structure is most effective ?

If you already have a whistleblowing hotline, either managed internally, or externally provided by a third party contractor, are you happy with its effectiveness ? We can assist in reviewing its operation to determine if it is adding value to your organisation and how it can be improved.

Warfield & Associates does not provide access to a whistleblowing hotline service. We can therefore provide independent advice and assessment of the value and effectiveness of all whistleblowing hotlines based on our significant experience with these types of services.

A whistleblowing hotline is an important component of any governance strategy that can positively impact your organisation’s culture and bottom line. Warfield & Associates can help you ensure that it is being effectively managed!