5 Nov 2018

Whistle-blowers need better protection: Ombudsman

From Nine To Noon, 9:07 am on 5 November 2018
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The Ombudsman says employees who want to blow the whistle on wrong doing in an organisation need far better protection under the law. The government is to change the law covering people who want to report corruption or wrongdoing they've discovered at work, and public submissions are now being sought.

Peter Boshier says current law is totally inadequate and whistle-blowers need an easy route through an agency imbued with integrity and trust to handle disclosures.

He talks to Kathryn Ryan