Whistle Blowers

Whistle blowing is regulated by legislation.[42]  It provides for:

• the reporting by employees of criminal and other irregular conduct in the University which is detrimental to good governance;
• the procedures for an employees’ disclosure of information regarding unlawful or irregular conduct by his/her employer and/or other employees;
• the protection of such employee who makes a protected disclosure from being subjected to an occupational detriment.

An employee is a person who works at the University and who receives remuneration from the University, excluding an independent contractor.

A contract of employment includes good faith which requires a reciprocal relationship of trust and confidence. An employee, therefore, owes a duty towards the University to be honest in the workplace and to avoid conduct that is detrimental and prejudicial to the University.

Employees have access to an independent hotline, which operates twenty-four hours a day, to report unlawful or irregular conduct.

[42] Protected Disclosures Act (Act 26 of 2000).

Approved - Management Committee -  17.01.06
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