Peoples Politics Election 19th Oct. 2011 > States Departments

"Whistleblowing"

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Fritz:
Is, "Whistleblowing", really worth the risk in such a small community?

We have already seen what it has done to ,"St. Stuey".

I have recently heard that a local sub-contractor has been , "Black-balled", for raising concerns about H&S on the Incinerator site.
He has employed local labour on the site from, "Day 1". But since he voiced his concerns to the Social Security Department a couple of weeks ago about the lack of adherance to local bye-laws etc. he has not been invited back onto site  to complete the work that he started.

Dundee:
I have recently been physically threatened for highlighting a case which has escalated over 12 months due to the lack of action by civil servants and the greasing of Freddies palm. This is not the first time and it will not be the last I suspect.

tonytheprof:
"Whistleblowing" only works provided that there are secure mechanisms in place to secure the privacy of the person doing the whistleblowing, and the organisation is not so small or specialised that it is obvious who is doing it.

Some interesting statistics:

A recent review of whistleblowing incidents shows that among the whistleblowers surveyed, 62% lost their jobs, 18% felt that they were harassed or transferred, and 11% had their job responsibilities or salaries reduced. Fifty-one percent of the incidents resulted in external investigations of the companies involved, 37% in management shake-ups, 22% in criminal investigations, and 11% in indictments.

Chevalier Blanc:
You will always be found out if you whistle blow because the higher management stick like glue together and as the post before mine proves the point with the percentages.

Fritz:
Its not just risky in the workplace.

What about folk in unqualified accommodation, one complaint and they are out.
I know of a proffessional couple who are afraid to complain about the demolition and building work going on around where they live. They know that broken pieces of asbestos are lying around outside their flat, and can only instruct their children to hold their breath when they pass by it.

Unfortunately for them, the developer is also their landlord.

Its totally ridiculous that H&S haven,t done anything about it, even though the site is right next door to the Ambulance station.

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