Whistleblowing

It was recently brought to the department's attention that a number of staff members were worried to voice their opinion or report on a complaint in their work location. I would like to think that our staff are happy and enthusiastic with their jobs and hearing contradictory messages is disappointing. We know that one member of staff has left her job because of this, and at a time of recruitment problems, it is a difficult pill to swallow

There is a duty on us as leaders, senior managers and managers to protect and support our staff, therefore I kindly ask for your assistance with this matter. I believe that this is a golden opportunity to raise awareness once again to our Whistleblowing Policy. You will find a link to the Policy Centre on our intranet or by clicking here

This policy applies to all Cyngor Gwynedd staff and contractors and it:

● encourages concerned workers to feel confident to step forward and share their concerns

● teaches us about our responsibility in terms of reporting on malpractice

● promotes reliable ways for staff to report on concerns.

It is important that we promote the policy but that we also promote the principles of the policy in the workplace, and

● ensure that a complaint is dealt with seriously and sensitively and

● ensure that an investigation is carried out into the complaint

● ensure that steps are in place to protect the worried individual.

I kindly ask you to share this policy with your staff as soon as possible. Whilst also noting that it is possible for individuals to make direct contact with the human resources department if they are uncomfortable to raise anything in the workplace itself Their e-mail address is desgadnoddaudynol@gwynedd.llyw.cymru. Similarly, we can be contacted directly on gcgc@gwynedd.llyw.cymru.

Hopefully, together, we can change this mindset

Thank you, Aled

This is the name and number of the policy on our self-service .