Receiving a Concern: A Manager’s Guide to Whistleblowing
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Respond well when someone raises a concern, protect them from retaliation, and escalate properly.
- Assign to
- Managers
- Duration
- 25 minutes
- Evidence
- 10-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Respond to a concern in a way that encourages people to speak up.
- Pass it on through the policy without investigating alone.
- Prevent retaliation and keep the person updated.
The course
- 01The first conversation
- 02What happens next
- 03Protecting the person
The decision they practise
In “Mo comes in”, a face-to-face conversation, learners practise what to say and do when the other person pushes back. The wrong options are things a well-meaning person might genuinely say, and the feedback explains why each one is tempting. Short animations show “From Mo’s call to safe trucks” and “How a whistleblower gets isolated”.
How you know they finished
The 10-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA)
- Employment Rights Act 1996 (as amended)
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 10-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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