Whistleblower reports increase by 16% in 2024, finds Safecall
Safecall’s flagship annual Benchmark Report revealed the non-profit sector was the most active in making reports.
Awareness of whistleblowing has become more prominent in recent years, with whistleblowing reports increasing by 16% year-on-year in 2024, data from Safecall has revealed.
Safecall’s flagship annual Benchmark Report, which tracks the trends and fluctuations in global whistleblowing reports, revealed the non-profit sector was the most active in making reports, with one report being made for every 100 employees.
Other sectors reporting more than the Safecall average (one report for every 370 employees) included the food processing/wholesale sector and emergency services.
When looking at what drives reports, HR-related complaints continued to top the list.
This included bullying, discrimination, and unfair treatment, with over half of these reports falling under this category (55%).
On the other hand, reports related to bribery, corruption, fraud and theft made up nearly one in five reports (19%), a record high from previous years.
Housing associations saw the largest number of these reports, with 60% reporting about dishonest behaviour.
The Benchmark Report also revealed that anonymous reporting is on the rise, with the majority of whistleblowers within the emergency services opting to remain anonymous (86%), followed by those within the aviation industry (76%).
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