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The evolution of whistleblowing: Empowering voices, ensuring integrity!
The evolution of whistleblowing: Empowering voices, ensuring integrity!

Whistleblowing refers to the act of an individual exposing or reporting information about illegal or unethical activities within a company.

Supply Chain Act (Germany)
Supply Chain Act (Germany)

The German Supply Chain Act calls organisations to expand their CSR standards to their supply chain. What does this mean…

SpeakUp Success Model 3: Easy
SpeakUp Success Model 3: Easy

‘Easy’ communicates the necessity of making it easy for anyone with a concern or a question to find guidance and…

Reasons for silence
Reasons for silence

In this blog we discuss some of the psychologically driven difficulties, as well as a few potential weaknesses of an…

SpeakUp interview with our client Oerlikon
SpeakUp interview with our client Oerlikon

Oerlikon has worked without issue with People Intouch over the years. The system is easy to navigate and is accessible…

BEHIND THE SCENES
BEHIND THE SCENES

I am Marianna from Greece, a passionate teacher and a Senior Operations team member at People Intouch.

BEHIND THE SCENES
BEHIND THE SCENES

What fascinates me most is the chance to learn something new each and every day. Another great aspect of my…

SpeakUp interview with our client Top Employers Institute
SpeakUp interview with our client Top Employers Institute

We ask our colleagues to use SpeakUp as a last resort as we believe that speaking up should first be…

BEHIND THE SCENES
BEHIND THE SCENES

Having conversations with clients about how to organise the message structure within both their organisation...

Book & film recommendation: Outliers: The Story of Success
Book & film recommendation: Outliers: The Story of Success

Outliers: The Story of Success. Questioning authority in crisis situations.

SpeakUp interview with our client GN store Nord
SpeakUp interview with our client GN store Nord

"With People Intouch, I found the perfect balance between service, support and an individualised setup." Meet GN Store Nord.

Book & film recommendation: Fyre Festival
Book & film recommendation: Fyre Festival

Fyre Festival: How more transparency and openness could have saved a sun-soaked celebration.

Book & Film Recommendations: Bad Blood
Book & Film Recommendations: Bad Blood

Bad Blood: How deception and lies led a promising prospect to the point of no return.

Whistleblowing: Europe compared to the United States
Whistleblowing: Europe compared to the United States

The usefulness of an anonymous whistleblowing hotline is obvious; more warnings will be picked up.

Accepting anonymous reports
Accepting anonymous reports

Often times, the utility and legitimacy of anonymous reports is questioned in discussions about how to protect individuals from (potentially…

A brief history of whistleblower hotlines
A brief history of whistleblower hotlines

Hotlines were introduced in United States federal whistleblowing legislation a long time ago. The phenomenon of “whistleblowing” is embedded in…

The confidant’s dilemma
The confidant’s dilemma

Anonymity, a requirement for a low-threshold reporting system, is not always feasible. Procedures and legal proceedings can lead to the…

Compliance programs: the proof of the pudding is in the eating
Compliance programs: the proof of the pudding is in the eating

In times of a financial, economical or even a health crisis the organisation's internal controls are pressurised. It is normal that organisations…

Tips for creating a safer work environment: Embrace, Preach, Practice…
Tips for creating a safer work environment: Embrace, Preach, Practice…

Employees are the most important source of information. They are the eyes and ears in the workspace. You should give…

Six reasons why you don’t want to use an ombudsman – and one way of using him which makes perfect sense
Six reasons why you don’t want to use an ombudsman – and one way of using him which makes perfect sense

Some companies appoint an external ombudsman as a way to set up the internal misconduct procedure. By organising themselves this…

A good question to your CEO is: are you in control of misconduct in your organisation?
A good question to your CEO is: are you in control of misconduct in your organisation?

Why is this an important question? Not only the company’s reputation is at stake, but your board members risk (personal)…

Five Do’s and Don’ts of a Misconduct Reporting Programme
Five Do’s and Don’ts of a Misconduct Reporting Programme

Our business sense tells us that ‘experience’ is a valuable commodity when making decisions. When it comes to misconduct reporting…

Ultimate Whistleblower Protection for reporting misconduct
Ultimate Whistleblower Protection for reporting misconduct

Employees’ concerns for their personal wellbeing create barriers for reporting misconduct. This organisation goes one step beyond anonymity to protect…

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