Our example text is for you to use as a guide when informing employees about your Whistlelink site. It’s totally up to you what you write but we advise you to at least include information on data privacy and external reporting.
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Dear [employee]
Ensuring our employees work in a safe, fair, and transparent environment is important to us. We encourage anyone to speak up if they suspect wrongful activity or misconduct at [company name]. We also want you to feel comfortable to make a report and know it will be taken seriously.
[company name] has therefore implemented a new online whistleblowing system, Whistlelink. Whistelink is a safe and secure whistleblowing system that allows you to report suspected wrongdoing, easily and anonymously.
Accessing the whistleblowing system is easy. Simply go to [companyname.whistlelink.com] where you will find all the relevant information about submitting a report and how it will be handled. You can always access the system at [e.g. company website address / link location].
To make a report, click on Leave report here, and fill out the report form as best you can. It’s up to you how much information you wish to supply. There’s no obligation to provide any personal information and you remain anonymous throughout the entire process.
After you submit a report, the designated owners, [name / department], receive it and make an initial assessment to determine if it is applicable for handling in the whistleblowing system. If it is, the report is assigned a unique case number which you will receive along with a verification code. Use the verification code to submit further information or view progress of the case. We will confirm acknowledgement of your report within seven days and provide feedback within 90 days.
It’s our responsibility as a company to inform you that by having a whistleblowing solution in place, you may appear in a report. This could be as the alleged offender, as an alleged victim, as a witness or in another instance. As mentioned, you remain anonymous when you are the person submitting the report.
You can choose to report suspected misconduct externally to a competent authority. Further information about this can be found at [companyname.whistlelink.com].
If you have questions regarding this or would like any further information, don’t hesitate to contact [name].
Thank you for your continued hard work and support in helping [company name] be a safe and enjoyable place to work.
Kind regards, [name].
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