Confidential advisor
What is a confidential advisor?
A confidential advisor is a person
who can help you with issues
regarding misconduct in your
working environment.
There are two type of confidential advisor.
A ‘Confidential Advisor for Inappropriate
Behaviour’ can help you with issues that
have hurt or offended you and led you to
feel unsafe at work.
You can go to a ‘Confidential Advisor for
Workplace Integrity’, to safely report
suspected misconduct. You can report
issues that could be damaging to the
company.
These two roles are often combined.
What does she do?
As an external Confidential Advisor for
Inappropriate Behaviour and Workplace
Integrity you can discuss both types of
misconduct with me. She listens to you
and helps you make an informed decision.
Inappropriate behaviour
This is about issues concerning relations, communication and
management that have hurt or offended you and led you to feel
unsafe at work.
Possible issues may be bullying, intimidation, sexual harassment,
aggression, violence or discrimination.
Workplace integrity
This is about suspected misconduct. You can report issues that
could be damaging to the company, such as theft, fraud, abuse of
power, violation of the rules and improper behaviour.
Confidentiality
Everything you discuss remains confidential, unless a serious
criminal offence has been committed that leaves the
confidential advisor in a moral dilemma.
Quality
I am a certified Confidential Advisor for
Inappropriate Behaviour and Workplace Integrity.
How does it work?
You can contact me at any moment or just schedule an online
appointment. At the moment all meetings are remotely, by
telephone or by Zoom.
I am not there to take the problem off your hands. You are in
control. I assess what is essential for you and suggest ways in
which you can deal with the situation.
You can also see a confidential advisor simply to get things off
your chest. You do not necessarily have to take action.
Read more: Vertrouwenspersoon
The role of a confidential advisor (Van Oss)