THE 20 MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT

THE PROTECTED DISCLOSURES ACT 2000

  1. What is Whistleblowing?

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  2. What is your response to people ‘blowing the whistle’ in the workplace? Positive or negative, why?

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  3. Why don’t people blow the whistle in the workplace?

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  4. What could the consequences be, of not blowing the whistle in the workplace, when it should be blown? Can you think of any examples in this regard?

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  5. What does the Protected Disclosures Act of 2000 seek to achieve?

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  6. Who does the Act apply to?

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  7. Why aren’t grievance procedures enough?

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  8. What constitutes a ‘disclosure’ in terms of the Act? Give four examples of what may be disclosed.

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  9. What is a ‘protected disclosure’? Give five examples as to when a disclosure will be protected.

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  10. What are the requirements for a disclosure made to a legal practitioner? Give two requirements.

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  11. What are the requirements for a disclosure to an employer? Give three requirements.

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  12. What are the requirements for a disclosure to a member of cabinet or executive council? Give four requirements.

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  13. What are the requirements for a disclosure to a regulatory body? Give six requirements.

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  14. What are the requirements for a ‘General Protected Disclosure’?

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  15. When will it be considered reasonable to make a general protected disclosure?

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  16. What is an ‘occupational detriment’? Give five examples of what constitutes an occupational detriment.

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  17. What remedies are available to an employee where they have been subjected to an occupational detriment by their employer on account of having made a

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  18. What needs to be considered and done when introducing a whistleblowing policy into an organisation?

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  19. What are some of the key elements of a whistleblowing policy?

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  20. What obstacles or barriers do you believe might challenge the introduction of a whistleblowing policy in your organisation?