Whistle Blowing

Whistle Blowing One major difficulty surrounding the issue of whistle blowing is the definition of it. Many attempts have been made, and several differ slightly. A good working definition is that “whistle blowing occurs when a current or former employee discloses illegal, immoral, or illegitimate practices under the control of the employer to persons or organizations that may be able to take corrective action (Gomez-Mejia, 11).” There are several elements to this definition that must be …

…before going public (Johansen). Provinces such as Ontario, should follow in the steps of New Brunswick and adapt their respective Employment Standards legislation to protect both public and private whistleblowers. They too, should respect that fact that employees do owe their employers a general duty of loyalty, good faith, and confidentiality, but when a company acts or neglects in violation of its social responsibility or the law that governs it, that duty owed is forfeited.