Calls to whistleblower helpline spiral by 115%

Calls to a whistleblower helpline have spiked by 115% since the enactment of legislation that protects people who disclose wrongdoing in the workplace.

According to a survey released by Transparency Ireland (TI), at its Integrity At Work Conference, 30,000 people working in businesses and not-for-profit organisations around the country have suffered as a result of becoming whistleblowers.

There has also been a 115% increase in calls made by whistleblowers to the Speak Up helpline, since the enactment of the Protected Disclosures Act in July, 2014. Between 2011 and 2014, the service received just 58 calls. However, since then, the number has grown to 158