Whistleblower Protection Act

This hotline would serve to allow members of our sorority to report any unethical behaviors and to be able to do it anonymously. It is stated in an online article titled, “Elements of an Effective Whistleblower Hotline” that, “It is essential that companies implement an effective whistleblower hotline and incentives’ employees to use such hotline, as the reporting of suspected wrongdoing internally first may provide a company with the opportunity to address and remedy the conduct or activity before it becomes unlawful or the company is required to report it to regulators.” (Kastiel,…

justifies their decisions differently depending on their morals, values, and principles. The employee that decides to speak up and expose the violation is called a whistleblower. In many situations, there is no threat posed to national security, especially if the offence took place in corporations…

However, we must analyze the data provided by Snowden himself and try to understand how he is so wanted by the U.S. And we, the U.S. population, should not stay quiet about it. The need for new laws and regulations is quite clear. Not only that, but we also need reforms on current laws. However, the most important part is to have laws and reforms that cover everyone. Despite whether you work for private enterprises or to the government. The current so-called ‘protection’ laws are corrupt and…

Should Whistleblowers Be Protected? In a controversial time, Edward Snowden once said, “I can't in good conscience allow the U.S. government to destroy privacy, internet freedom and basic liberties for people around the world with this massive surveillance machine they're secretly building.” Edward Snowden is an American who specialized in computers working for the United States government. He worked under the CIA and was a contractor who copied classified information, without prior…

3.3 Current Protection for Whistleblowers According to Mbatha (2005 p.16) one of the key obstacles in the fight against corruption and nepotism is the fact that, without legal protection, individuals are often too intimidated to speak out or blow the whistle on criminal and irregular activities they observe in the workplace. The key barriers preventing individuals from taking action are: • Conduct being seen as justified and correct when it should not be, resulting • in an ethical dilemma…

government information are considered enforcers of transparent operation and a threat to national security. These whistleblowers have the potential to expose government corruption and fraud that would end up on the evening news. The bad publicity would cause whatever fraud to get immediate attention and be dealt with. This corrects any frauds covered up in the name of classified information and can change public opinions about people involved. At the same time however, the less your enemy…

Every staff member, including temporary staff and contractors, should know: • What protection is available to them if they decide to report another member of staff What areas of malpractice or wrongdoing are covered in your schoolâ€TMs whistleblowing procedure • The different routes available to them for reporting a concern, including who they can approach both in the school and in the local authority In my workplace we are provided with a Whistleblowing Reporting Policy and Procedure which…

right is actually written into the European Convention of Human Rights and also written into many other laws. While the government has always had the ability to carry out surveillance, it was always under the condition that a court had granted a warrant. Without a warrant process, there is the potential to abuse this power without any oversight or due process. Tamm had a prima facie ethical duty to his employer (the government), another principal stakeholder in this issue, as well as an ethical…

otherwise known as a code of ethics, is a guide for employees of UWEAR and PALEDENIM to follow so that it will be an ethical standing company. This outline will include different polices, reporting and acts of violations, and compliance with laws and regulatory orders. Policies UWEAR and PALEDENIM must have policies that will avoid conflict of interest. One policy should make employees reject gifts from clients and a “no accepting trips from clients”. There also needs to be a united…

The 2010 film Whistleblower details the story of three women, Kathryn Bolkovac, Raya, and Luba, caught in a massive scandal involving military Contractors, the U.S. State Department, and the U.N. itself. The film is based on the real life tale of Kathryn “Kathy” Bolkovac, who in 1999 took a contract with the military contractor DynCorp for $85,000 as an International Police officer during the Bosnian Conflict. While there she uncovered a human trafficking ring, which she reported, only to be…