An exploration into some
employees blow the whistle against wrong practices and corruption in the
organization, how it impacts the organization and the whistle blower, and what
organizations can do to create an environment which helps employees to prevent
organizationally and socially undesirable practices.
whistleblowing is an honorable
technique against corruption – by exposing the malpractices in one’s
marketplace.
A whistleblower is a
person who publicly alleges concealed misconduct on the part of an organization
or body of people, usually from within that same organisation. This misconduct
may be classified in many ways; for example, a violation of a law, rule,
regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest, such as fraud, health/safety
violations, and corruption. Whistleblowers may make their allegations
internally (for example, to other people within the accused organisation) or
externally (to law enforcement agencies, to the media or to groups concerned
with the issues).
Whistleblowers frequently face
reprisal - sometimes at the hands of the organisation or group which they
have accused, sometimes from related organizations
As things stand today in India, the
chances of enacting such legislation may seem remote. But whistleblower
protection measures are gathering a momentum of their own around the world,
aided partly by spectacular government and corporate scandals. It is just a
question of time before we shift from our present culture of zero tolerance of
whistleblowing to a culture of zero tolerance of whistleblower retaliation.
By Priti Shah
Laurent & Benon Management Consultants Ltd, a public
limited company with its corporate office Gurgaon with Pan-India presence. We
as an organization strive to offer the right Human Resource Solutions at the
right time and enable our clients to enhance the net worth of their human
resource capital.
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