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A growing trend among employers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and Qatar is the implementation of robust whistleblowing and speak-up policies, reflecting an increased commitment to transparency and corporate governance.
This growing trend underscores a recognition of the importance of fostering a culture where employees are encouraged to raise concerns about potential wrongdoing without fear of reprisal. It also reflects an increased regulatory focus on promoting these policies (e.g. Abu Dhabi Global Market’s recent public consultation on its new draft whistleblowing legislation and a focus in KSA on encouraging the public to report wrongdoing in the public sector especially).
In crafting policies the following points are key:
When a whistleblowing event does occur, the key for organisations will be to use any event positively to showcase the policies effectiveness and to use it as an education tool for the business.
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