Uniting AgeWell is committed to maintaining a culture of high standards of conduct and ethical behaviour.  

One of the ways we do this is to make it easy for people to report misconduct, illegal conduct, and/or unethical behaviour of Uniting AgeWell employees or representatives.

You may hear this referred to as "Whistleblowing".  We also make sure that people who do report these activities are protected.

The information below will help you recognise the sort of behaviour or activity that should be reported and how to report it.

All reports will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

If you see something of concern, please say something.

What is Whistleblowing?

Whistleblowing is when someone reports misconduct, illegal conduct, and/or unethical behaviour (Whistleblowing) of Uniting AgeWell employees or representatives.  

A person who reports is sometimes referred to as a Whistleblower.

What should be reported?

Please report if you have reasonable grounds to believe the following improper conduct has occurred:

Conduct or practices which are illegal or breach any law:

• Breach of Uniting AgeWell’s policies

• Corrupt activities, including collusion

• Theft, fraud or misappropriation

• Significant mismanagement or waste of funds or resources

• Abuse of authority

• Serious harm to the health and safety of any Uniting AgeWell employee, Uniting AgeWell’s reputation, the public, or the environment

• Any action taken against, or harm suffered by an employee as a result of making a report under this policy

This applies to all current and former Uniting AgeWell Board and Committee members, staff members, volunteers, contractors and suppliers, and relatives or dependants of current or former employees.

What Whistleblowing is not

The Whistleblowing policy and process does not apply to personal work-related grievances. Where a Uniting AgeWell employee has a grievance the UA Grievance Policy and Procedure will apply.  You can find more information on the Grievance Policy and Procedure in PROMPT.

How do I make a report?

To make a report you can raise a concern via letter, email or verbally to the CEO, a member of the Senior Executive Team or a member of the People and Culture team.

Uniting AgeWell has engaged STOPLine as an independent service for reporting.

You can contact STOPLine:  

Phone: 1300 304 550

Email: unitingagewell@stopline.com.au

Post: PO Box 408, Diamond Creek Victoria

What will happen after I make a report?

The Uniting AgeWell process for responding to a report of misconduct is outlined in the Whistleblower policy and procedure. You can access this via PROMPT from the home page of the Intranet. All reports will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

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