Up to a quarter of the UK’s working population becomes involved in some form of malpractice during their working career, with significant cost to the organisations that employ them. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 makes it imperative that companies have effective risk management policies and procedures in place to deal with the challenge.

For an employee that is aware that dishonest practices are, or may be, being perpetrated in his or her organisation, there can be a problem about whether, or how, to communicate the information. There may also be an uncertainty about where the company stands on whistleblowing and how it would deal with malpractice in the workplace.

Focus EAP assists corporate clients in ensuring that their policies are clearly communicated, understood and integrated into the culture of their organisations.

Our telephone helplines can also be made available to employees that have anxieties about malpractice in their organisation, with trained experts providing counselling, information and legal advice. These services include:

• 24-hour, 365 day telephone access to advice
• Telephone interpretation facilities
• All calls answered by trained and qualified counsellors and information specialists
• Protected disclosure assured
• Counselling and advice on issues related to potential whistleblowing
• A report back to the organisation within 24 hours of recieving the call, except in emergencies where feedback would be immediate.
• If requested, feedback to the original caller within an agreed timeframe