Public Interest Disclosure Policy

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Whistle blowing means the disclosure of information by an employee, which relates to a suspected wrongdoing (e.g. danger, fraud or other illegal or unethical conduct) in the workplace.

At VIOOH, we want to ensure that we have an open and honest culture, where employees, agency staff, contractors and freelancers can feel that they can raise malpractice regarding the way we operate which may affect our employees, members of the public or our suppliers.

This might cover criminal activity, breach of legal regulations, endangering somebody’s health or safety, environmental damage and any attempt to conceal such matters. Raising concerns of this nature is making a public interest disclosure, which is often referred to as Whistleblowing. Employees who have a concern about the way they are being treated as an individual at work should follow the Grievance policy instead.

Public Interest Disclosure

VIOOH take all genuine concerns seriously and your concern will be treated confidentially. A public interest disclosure is a protected disclosure, which means you will not suffer any detriment if you raise concerns.

All VIOOHers have a responsibility to ensure that their colleagues are not subjected to detrimental treatment as a result of making a protected disclosure. Both VIOOH as the employer, and the person taking detrimental action, can be liable where an individual is penalised in some way for making a protected disclosure.

If you subject a colleague to any detrimental treatment because they raise a concern you will be subject to disciplinary action, which would be up to and including dismissal. For a disclosure to be protected by law it may need to fall into one or more of the below categories;

• A criminal offence has been or is likely to be committed

• A person or company has failed or is likely to fail to comply with legal obligations

• A miscarriage of justice has happened or is likely to happen

• An individual’s health and safety has been or is likely to be jeopardised

• The environment has been or is likely to be damaged

• Any information falling to any of the above categories which has been or is likely to be deliberately concealed

Procedure on Raising a Concern

We have ensured that there are many ways in which you can raise a public interest disclosure or if you have knowledge regarding a breach of the Code of Ethics, as well as in