Whistleblower Protection
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3.1 Global approach in whistleblower protection According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), whistleblowers are responsible for detecting about 40% of all occupational fraud cases around the world[1] but systemic setbacks make them vulnerable to retaliation. This evidence-based assertion aligns with claims by the American Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) that reprisal attacks…
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A Comparative Study of Whistleblower Protection During COVID-19 in the United States and United Kingdom Introduction False Claims Act (FCA) is the first—and one of the strongest—whistleblower laws in America. Enacted under President Abraham Lincoln’s leadership in 1863, the FCA was intended to control supply of substandard goods and services to US troops during the…
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1. Introduction Whistleblowing is central to achieving good corporate governance within a political system[1]. This explains why countries need reliable mechanisms for identifying and correcting unethical and unlawful practices in organisations. But every action is open to a reaction so it is a common occurrence for organisations to retaliate against whistleblowers. Evidence-based reports from Whistleblower…
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1. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed governments to waves of fraud. As the unscrupulous profiteers in Britain and America remorselessly exploit the crisis for illegal gains thereby worsening taxpayers’ woes fraud, everyone in both public and private sectors are morally obligated to blow the whistle under the False Claims Act and similar programs. This action…
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The pivotal role of accountability and transparency in building and maintaining public trust in organizations is indisputable. How the Chinese government and World Health Organization (WHO) undermined public health at the initial and peak stage of COVID-19 pandemic, and consequential global spread of the deadly virus, buttress this assertion. Good corporate governance therefore lends credence,…
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