Tips to Successful Whistle Blowing may be listed as follows: •        Whistleblower policy be made mandatory, with clear cut guidelines for prosecuting intimidation of or retaliation against the complainant •        Inclusion of other stakeholders, such as vendors, shareholders and customers, in the list of eligible complainants •        Strict assurance on maintenance of confidentiality •        Fast and Time bound disposal of cases •        Imposition of fines/ penalties for frivolous or mischievous complaints  Creating a Whistle-blowing Culture There is a symbiotic relationship between whistleblowing and an organisation's culture . Effective internal whistleblowing arrangements are an important part of a healthy corporate culture. But it is also crucial to have the right organisational culture which encourages ...

  The Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines 2009 insisted on Institution of a mechanism for employees , Establishment of adequate safeguards against victimization of employees and direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. The provisions of the act may not apply to- Jammu and Kashmir Armed forces of the union, being the special protection group constitute under the special group act, 1988. The aim of the bill is to protect the whistle blowers that make a Public Interest Disclosure [PID]. The PID can be made in act of – Power misused, Corruption, Criminal offence by a Public servant .The PID must be in writing or electronic mail and in accordance with the procedure defined. The PID may be made to the competent authority as defined by the bill. Then the enquiry is made by the competent authority without revealing the identity of the whistle blower and verifies his/her facts. The competent authority has the authority to ask documents from any person who shall be ab...

The term “whistle-blowing” originates from the practice of British policemen who blew their whistles whenever they observed commission of a crime. Some experts believe that t he term whistleblowing originally came from sports where referee blows their whistle to ensure that there is no foul play involved in the match.  Whistle blowing means calling the attention of the top management to some wrongdoing occurring within an organization. Whistleblowing is the act of revealing inappropriate activities, often anonymously, to parties within or outside the organization with the purpose of alerting individuals who can take corrective action. Whistle-blowing is the first line of defense fororganisations to uncover and mitigate activities of fraud and other malpractices. It plays a vital role in supporting ethics and compliance programmes for organisations.   Whistle-blowing is also an alternate mode for communication between employees and management when other formal channels may...

  Ethics committee may be for industry or for the specific company depending on the level and nature of control that needs to be adhered to. In research institutions there are sectorial ethical committees like health , scientific research/education etc. For health sector, WHO has issued broad guidelines on various aspects affecting human life for smooth functioning of the ethics committee For companies Ethics Committee needs to be constituted as per requirements of listing agreement and also the provisions of the Companies Act 2103. For public servants the Whistle blowers Act 2011 insists of setting up Ethics Committee at Board level to which the triggering could be done by anyone who wants to uncover some illegal/unethical behavior in the organization. Ethics Committee – Health Sector- India Amendments to Drugs andCosmetics Rules were published vide G.S.R.72 (E) dated 08.02.2013 specifying the requirements and guidelines for registration of Ethics Committee and re...