Today's Christian Science Monitor has an excellent article on what companies need to do to encourage whistleblower reports. Employers large and small should be thinking about this especially because fraud reports are rising as the economy falters.
In a recent University of Chicago study, researchers determined (again) that whistleblowers are the best tool for fighting corporate fraud. One unfortunate, but not surprising, finding was that of whistleblowers whose identity was revealed, 82% of them were either forced from their position or quit under duress. How can we help? Any information you provide is considered confidential and will not be shared outside of our organization. Requests for legal assistance are considered strictly confidential / attorney-client privileged.
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