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ISO37002: An overview
ISO37002 is a management standard for whistleblowing systems. Here are 4 questions (with answers) to help you understand what it…
Whistleblowing in Global Supply Chains
Selecting the right whistleblowing solution for your organisation is already tricky as it is. Now add suppliers to the equation…
SpeakUp Success Model 5: Safe
Safety is often mistakenly reduced to confidentiality. In reality, an efficient SpeakUp Programme is safe for all parties, not just…
SpeakUp Success Model 4: Balanced Anonymity
Anonymity is defined as the situation where someone’s name is not given or known. So what could the term balanced…
Supply Chain Act (Germany)
The German Supply Chain Act calls organisations to expand their CSR standards to their supply chain. What does this mean…
Newsflash The SpeakUp® Community | June 2022
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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
In this blog we discuss some of the psychologically driven difficulties, as well as a few potential weaknesses of an…
SpeakUp Success Model 2: Purpose-Focused
‘Purpose-Focused’ stands for never forgetting the actual purpose of what you are trying to achieve when implementing your SpeakUp policy.
Newsflash The SpeakUp® Community | May 2022
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The Culture Map to the rescue
What is your tradition when a colleague is celebrating a birthday? Do you bring them a cake or expect them…
SpeakUp Success Model 1: SpeakUp Culture
With ‘SpeakUp Culture’, we refer to your commitment to establish a working environment in which participants feel free to speak…
SpeakUp® Success Model: An Introduction
Since 2004, we have been assisting organisations develop an effective detecting SpeakUp programme, often referred to as a ‘whistleblowing policy’.
FD artikel: The Voice of Holland of de beerput waar iedereen al jaren inkeek
Lees meer over de misstanden bij The Voice of Holland.
What to Say?
Many have asked us in the past days why we have been so quit since the public secret at The…
Newsflash The SpeakUp® Community | December 2021
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One-Page SpeakUp Policy
Inspired by Tony’s Chocolonely’s well-known one-page employment contract, we figured it was time for a One-Page SpeakUp Policy.
Newsflash The SpeakUp® Community | October 2021
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Interview with Miriam Reijnen from NOC*NSF
We spoke to NOC*NSF’s Coordinator for the Centre of Safe Sports Miriam Reijnen about topics such as our partnership, implementing…
Newsflash The SpeakUp® Community | August 2021
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The Value of a Centralised SpeakUp Programme
You see something in you organisation that doesn’t feel right. You are too scared to go to the persons involved,…
BEHIND THE SCENES – Zeno
I am Zeno, started in January 2020 as a marketer at People Intouch. What fascinates me most is
Newsflash The SpeakUp® Community | July 2021
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7 pitfalls to avoid when implementing a SpeakUp programme
On June 23, 2021 we teamed up with our friends at Dentons and organised a webinar in which we provided…
Protect whistleblowers in collaboration with EY
People Intouch and EY Advisory Netherlands LLP (“EY”) share common objectives to come alongside organizations to further develop or help…
Learn from the champion of SpeakUp Culture
We invited Roland Notermans, founder of the De Compliance Academie, for an interview about the the challenges when creating a…
Discover the Top 7 Pitfalls to avoid when implementing a Whistleblowing System
We’re teaming up with our partner Dentons, to offer you a powerful, engaging and insightful 45 minute conversation designed at providing…
Back to the Essence: Prioritising People in a Legal Jungle
Today we want to take you on a trip down memory lane: back to the days when European organisations found…
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 – Leanne
I started last January. I am very proud of how far we have come with making good usage of our…
The EU Whistleblowing Directive: Are you ready?
If you are using our SpeakUp® solution, we know you most probably can answer: “Sure, we are good to go!”.
Partnership interview with ALM Translations
ALM provides a dedicated team of linguists and Project Managers for SpeakUp which enables us to ensure there is a…
BEHIND THE SCENES
I am Marianna from Greece, a passionate teacher and a Senior Operations team member at People Intouch.
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
We ask our colleagues to use SpeakUp as a last resort as we believe that speaking up should first be…
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
Outliers: The Story of Success. Questioning authority in crisis situations.
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
Fyre Festival: How more transparency and openness could have saved a sun-soaked celebration.
Dentons and People Intouch collaborate on a new Whistleblowing Line offering for clients
Global law firm Dentons has teamed up with People Intouch to deliver an all-inclusive service to help clients implement internal…
10 tips for investigating SpeakUp reports
You are about to launch your SpeakUp program and are ready to receive information. Some information may warrant an investigation.…
The EU Whistleblowing Directive: A Call for Ethical Leadership
At People Intouch, we strongly support laws that protect individuals (“Whistleblowers”) who advocate for transparency and ethical conduct.
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
The usefulness of an anonymous whistleblowing hotline is obvious; more warnings will be picked up.
FD Article: Experts kritisch over aanscherping bescherming klokkenluiders
Een nieuwe Europese richtlijn dwingt werkgevers om een pas enkele jaren oude meldprocedure voor klokkenluiders alweer aan te passen.
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
Hotlines were introduced in United States federal whistleblowing legislation a long time ago. The phenomenon of “whistleblowing” is embedded in…
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…
Randstad is about People, just like People Intouch!
Randstad is our partner for 15 years. we went over to Randstad’s Headquarters to interview their senior compliance counsel, Dieuwke…
Practical challenges with implementing the EU Whistle Blowing Directive
Part 3 of 3. We go a little deeper into the actions required from General Counsels and Chief Compliance Officers…
Practical challenges when implementing the EU Whistle Blowing Directive
Part 2 of 3. What do whistle blowers think? The issue of what a whistle blower subjectively believes, will be…
Practical challenges when implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive
Part 1 of 3. The EU Whistle Blowing Directive (EU 2019/1937) (“the Directive” or “EUWBD”) is a hot topic of…
Three main reasons why call centres can’t cut it, at least not outside the U.S.
US corporate life is hugely different from other parts of the globe. The US legal system involves higher costs of…
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…
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield invalidation: data transfer to U.S. under scrutiny
People Intouch has always warned organisations that processing sensitive company data in the U.S., will put this data within reach…
FD artikel: Unieke inzichten over klokkenluiden tijdens de corona crisis.
De uitbraak van de coronapandemie heeft wereldwijd een golf aan extra klokkenluidersmelding losgemaakt. Het in Nederland ontwikkelde klokkenluidersplatform SpeakUp
Why you should focus on integrity when hiring new employees
In our previous insight we explained how managers can work on creating a SpeakUp culture. However, no matter how much…
European Whistleblower Protection Directive: Going #BeyondCompliance
The European Whistleblower Protection Directive (EUWPD) comes into force in just under 1,5 years. When the General Data Protection Regulation…
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…
Should you reward people for blowing the whistle?
When thinking of ways to increase the likeability of people speaking up, financially rewarding your employees may seem like a…
How to be compliant with the European Whistleblowing Directive?
This memorandum provides more information on how to be compliant with the upcoming European Whistleblowing Directive (the ‘Directive’) and its…
Do not use the term Whistleblower in your compliance programme!
The term whistleblower is widely used in today’s society. The usage of the term is common practice in many corporate…
What role does SpeakUp® play during a pandemic?
During the last couple of weeks, much has been said and written about the expected and known consequences for people…
EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: it’s time to focus on your internal reporting channels
Scandals such as the Dieselgate, Luxleaks, the Panama papers, Cambridge Analytica and more recently at Danske Bank showcased the key…
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?
Why is this an important question? Not only the company’s reputation is at stake, but your board members risk (personal)…
The SpeakUp® communication checklist
Speaking up is not easy. If you want your people to speak up about misconduct, you need to build trust.
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…
Anonymous reporting channel: troubles with convincing stakeholders?
Sometimes, organisations are hesitant to set up an anonymous reporting channel. Why? They may fear receiving ‘too many’ reports or…
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…
GDPR & whistleblowing: data retention
People that leave a report through a whistleblowing system may include personal data in their message. Organisations that want to…
GDPR & whistleblowing: why you should not rely on consent
Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 requires a ‘legal ground for processing’. Consent seems like a good option. But it…
De Telegraaf artikel: Anoniem klokkenluiden
Anoniem klokkenluiden - Seksuele intimidatie, fraud, corruptie: misstanden melden op de werkvloer is nog steeds een barrière.