A while back I found this on the Social Responsibility page of the Tesco Corporate Responsibility site, under the Human Rights Section.
"In 2003, in addition to our established Grievance Procedures, we have launched a new confidential Protector Line for our staff to call if they have concerns about whether something at work is legal or in the public interest. This should help us be more aware of possible problems such as theft, dishonesty and practices that endanger our staff, customers or the environment, so that we can
take any appropriate action."
We asked everywhere, no-one seemed to know about this. So, I got in touch with Head Office. Five days later I had the phone number.
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http://www.verylittlehelps.com/index.php?topic=222.msg82016#msg82016I rang the number. I asked a few questions. This phone is manned 24/7. It goes straight to Cheshunt. They call themselves Tesco Security. You can speak to them anonymously (don't forget to put 141 before the number so that yours is withheld). You can report crime, intimidation, bullying and H & S issues. Depending on how serious it is it can be "escalated" to Senior Management to be dealt with immediately.
With all the H & S issues that are being posted on this site I thought you should all know this number.
As I said, I got the information, I haven't actually tested how effective they are at resolving problems. Please, if anyone uses it could you post back here to let us know? You don't have to tell us why you called them, just whether it works and did they really help.
The Mrs (Administrator)