An employee approaches you with serious concerns about wrongdoing in your business. They're worried about speaking up but feel they have to. Whistleblowing isn't just any workplace complaint. It's specifically about issues in the public interest that fall into six protected categories: Criminal offences Failure to comply with legal obligations Miscarriage of justice Danger to health and safety Damage to the environment Deliberate concealment of any of these

If you only deal with people issues when they become problems, you're not alone. That's reactive HR, waiting until something goes wrong. Your week gets disrupted by things that could have been avoided. On the other hand, proactive HR means having basic systems ready before you need them. It's the difference between constantly managing problems and preventing most of them from happening. When these systems work, you get your time back and you can focus on growing the busine