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Refrain from discriminating against employees who are whistleblowers.


CONTROL ID
13609
CONTROL TYPE
Behavior
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS



This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an ethics program., CC ID: 11496

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • creating an environment where the reporting of noncompliance is encouraged and the reporting employee will be safe from retaliation; (§ 7.3.2.2 ¶ 1 d), ISO 19600:2014, Compliance Management Systems - Guidelines, 2014-12-15, Reviewed and confirmed in 2018)
  • Employees should be encouraged to respond and report noncompliance with the law and other incidents of noncompliance, and to see reporting as a positive and non-threatening action without fear of retaliation. (§ 9.1.7 ¶ 6, ISO 19600:2014, Compliance Management Systems - Guidelines, 2014-12-15, Reviewed and confirmed in 2018)
  • encouraging their personnel to raise compliance concerns and supporting them and precluding any form of retaliation; (§ 5.3.3 ¶ 1 bullet 7, ISO 37301:2021 Compliance management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, First Edition, Edition 1)
  • protect those making reports from retaliation; (§ 8.3 ¶ 2 bullet 4, ISO 37301:2021 Compliance management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, First Edition, Edition 1)
  • protecting workers from reprisals when reporting incidents, hazards, risks and opportunities; (§ 5.1 ¶ 1 k), ISO 45001:2018, Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, First Edition)
  • encouraging their personnel to raise compliance concerns and supporting them and precluding any form of retaliation; (§ 5.3.3 ¶ 1 bullet 7, ISO/DIS 37301, Compliance management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, DRAFT)
  • protect those making reports from retaliation; (§ 8.3 ¶ 2 bullet 4, ISO/DIS 37301, Compliance management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, DRAFT)
  • the employer believes that the employee will do anything referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c). (Part 1 Division 4 Section 27.1 (1)(d) Prohibition, Canada Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c. 5, Last amended on June 23, 2015)