Integrity Line - Dealing With Concerning Behaviour In The Workplace

www.integrityline.com.au 1800 468 456 (1800 INTG LN)

In today’s business environment, the effective management of risk and the organisation’s ethical culture are fundamental to its value proposition.

Internal whistleblowing systems are an essential part of workplace misconduct risk management and compliance strategy. When provided by an employer, they demonstrate transparency and commitment to best practice in employee engagement and occupational health and safety, and enable the company to manage risks and to minimise the costs of workplace misconduct.

These costs are not insignificant. For example, a bullying incident that then turns into litigation can cost upwards of $337,800 in direct and indirect costs (see ‘Ignoring The Risks Of Misconduct: What Does It Really Cost?’). Research demonstrates that the indirect costs of absenteeism, lost productivity and recruitment costs for replacement employees can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars as a result of misconduct by an individual.

Worklogic has established a secure and confidential forum for employees, and other stakeholders of our clients, to register concerns about behaviour they experience or witness in the workplace.
Concerns can be registered by name or anonymously using Integrity Line’s telephone service (1800 468 456) or online reporting system (www.integrityline.com.au).
All calls will be taken by workplace consultants with extensive training in complaints-handling, privacy and confidentiality, data security, ethics and whistleblower protection.
Concerns registered with Integrity Line are then promptly directed to designated personnel at the employer company, with recommendations as to possible action to be taken.
For more information about how Integrity Line works, see: www.integrityline.com.au

Our experience is that the earlier a concern is dealt with, the better the outcome for all concerned. Integrity Line allows action to be taken as soon as a concern is raised.

Subscriptions

Subscription to the Integrity Line includes:

A meeting with a Worklogic Director and your HR director, risk manager or other senior managers about how your organisation can make the best use of Integrity Line;
A Welcome Pack including magnets with the telephone number and website;
Laminated posters for notice boards in tearooms, HR and common areas;
Wording for an email introducing all staff to Integrity Line;
Liaison with your IT staff or web manager about including links to Integrity Line on your intranet;
A regular newsletter exclusive to Integrity Line subscribers; and
A quarterly report, specific to your company, which analyses your organisation’s activity on Integrity Line, trends, the number and type of concerns, and how they were handled.

Subscription to the Integrity Line is free.

If no one uses the Integrity Line to register a concern, there will be no cost to you.

For complaints that take less than 15 minutes for us to manage, there will be no charge. This avoids any cost for complaints that are mischievous or clearly not lodged in good faith.

Complaints of substance will be handled at our standard hourly rates.

For subscription enquiries, call Rose Bryant-Smith on 0400 311 712 or (03) 9981 6577.

Benefits

Subscribers to Integrity Line enjoy the benefits of:

An independent and anonymous service, easily accessed by employees
Highly secure internet platform
Online Reporting available 24/7
Independent handling by workplace consultants with extensive training in complaints-handling, privacy and confidentiality, data security, ethics and whistleblower protection
Reducing the administrative burden on HR professionals by outsourcing the collection and handling of complaints
Reliable capture and recording of identified risks
Regular evaluation and reporting of complaint statistics

Integrity Line can be tailored to include references to your policies, procedures, locations and divisions, and to integrate with your existing policies and processes.

Ensure that existing risks and incidents within your business come to your attention.

INTEGRITY LINE – Dealing with concerning behaviour in the workplace

www.integrityline.com.au 1800 468 456 (1800 INTG LN)

Subscription enquiries (03) 9981 6577

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