Whistleblowing: An Ethical Dilemma in Human Resource Management

Meaning
Whistleblowing is the decision taken by an

employee to report or immoral practices of higher authorities or even peers, to the police or media or, persons, or to the organizations that may be able to effect appropriate corrective action.

Generally..
The misconduct is a violation of law, rule, regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest

There are two types of whistle blowers:

Internal whistle

-blowers report blowers report misconduct to another misconduct to outside employee or a superior persons or entities within their organization

External whistle-

Complaint disproved

stop

Complain proved Effective action

Complaint disproved Enquiry stopped

Is anybody listening?

Reactions to whistle-blowers:
They are ostracized by their co-workers Discriminated against by future potential

employers

Fired from their organizations

Protecting whistleblowers in India

There are no legislations to protect whistleblowers

in India. During the past decade, the Indian corporate sector faced a lot of fiddles, fraud, cons and corruptions.

Enactment of a Whistleblowers Protection Act is

necessary for India as it can be a potent tool for promoting good governance.

Indian whistleblowers
Satyendra dubey of National High way Authority

of India.

MN vijaykumar an IAS officer Shanmughan manjunath of Indian Oil Corporation.

Satyendra dubey
Satyendra dubey, project director at the National

Highways Authority of India, exposed corruption, detailing the financial contractual irregularities in the National Highway building project. Unfortunately, he was murdered in Gaya, Bihar in 2003. A foundation in the name and style, SK Dubey Foundation, was set up to fight corruption in India. IIT, Kanpur instituted an annual award in his name, Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award, to an IIT alumnus for displaying highest professional integrity in upholding human values.

DO`S for Whistleblowers

Make sure that the allegation is correct. Keep careful records of what has been observed and attempt made to rectify it. Conduct research on whether or not the state provides protection for whistleblowers. Be realistic about future. Talk to the family and be prepared for the worst case scenerio which can include loss of job, financial, hardship, etc.

DON`TS
Dont run to the media. Check with an attorney before contacting any reporter. Dont ever report serious concerns informally. If there are serious concern, put them in writing.

Conclusion
Whistleblowing is GOOD or BAD? Is up to your perception.

THANK YOU