Whistleblowing definition

Whistleblowing means the making of a protected disclosure which in the reasonable belief of the worker tends to show the type of conduct set out at 6.10 below. The school’s preference is for such matters to be raised confidentially within the school in accordance with the provisions of this Policy. Such conduct will also include any illegal, immoral, irregular, dangerous or unethical activity under their employer's control. This can cover a broad range of matters, including mismanagement, bribery, fraud and health and safety failures.

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Whistleblowing means good faith reporting of real or perceived University-related misconduct.

Whistleblowing means making a disclosure that the employee of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee/subrecipient reasonably believes is evidence of any of the following: gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant; a gross waste of federal grant funds; an abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant; a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract or grant (including the competition for, or negotiation of, a contract or grant).

Examples of Whistleblowing in a sentence

• Whistleblowing is defined as making a disclosure “that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of any of the following: gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant; a gross waste of federal funds; an abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant; a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract or grant (including the competition for, or negotiation of, a contract or grant).

• If you have concerns regarding activities including but not limited to malpractice, fraud or corruption within the Corporation and /or any of its subsidiaries you should refer to the Corporation’s Whistleblowing Policy which can be found at [INSERT LOCATION] to assist you in raising your concerns.

• Whistleblowing is defined as making a disclosure "that the employee reasonably believes is evidence of any of the following: • Gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant; • A gross waste of federal funds; • An abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant; • A substantial and specific danger to public health or safety; or, • A violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract or grant (including the competition for, or negotiation of, a contract or grant).

• This should be done by using the following email address ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ which is monitored by the Whistleblowing Officer and the Legal Team at Tearfund.

• Whistle-blowing The Contractor confirms that the Corporate secretariat to the Authority is authorised as a person to whom the Contractor's staff may make a qualifying disclosure under the Public Interests Disclosure Act 1998 and declare that any of its staff making a protected disclosure (as defined by the said Act) shall not be subjected to any detriment.

More Definitions of Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing means an Insured Person’s lawful act of providing information, causing information to be provided, or otherwise assisting in an investigation regarding any conduct which the Insured Person reasonable believes constitutes a violation of any federal, state or foreign law.

Whistleblowing means the confidential raising of problems or concerns within the Trust or its academies, in accordance with the provisions of this Policy. This will include any illegal, immoral, irregular, dangerous or unethical activity under their employer's control. This can cover a broad range of matters, including mismanagement, bribery, fraud, safeguarding and health and safety failures.

Whistleblowing means to engage in any lawful acts that are protected under Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or similar law relating to fraud against security holders.

Whistleblowing means disclosing information pursuant to the protective provision of The Oregon Whistleblower Law (renumbered in 2001: ORS 659A.200 through 659A.224). In addition, whistleblowing shall include disclosing information regarding the violation of any provision of the Metro Charter or Metro Code.‌‌

Whistleblowing means the deliberate, voluntary disclosure of individual or organisational wrongdoing by a person who has or had privileged access to data, events or information about an actual, suspected or anticipated wrongdoing within or by an organisation that is within its ability to control.

Whistleblowing means the reporting by employees of suspected misconduct, illegal acts or failure to act within the Council.

Whistleblowing means the disclosure of malpractice or wrongdoing within an organisation.