Nationwide
LVV registered

Your External Confidential Advisor in Groningen

Do you want to ensure the desired manners and integrity in your organization in the best way possible?

Array
(
    [title] => Contact
    [url] => https://partnersinvertrouwen.com/en/contact/
    [target] => 
)
Contact

A confidential advisor deals with both undesirable manners such as (sexual) harassment, aggression, bullying and discrimination, as well as integrity issues such as fraud, theft, misuse of company resources, undesirable side activities or abuse of power.

It is often difficult for smaller organizations to have their own (internal) confidential advisor. For them, then, an external confidant is a good solution. But even larger organizations often opt for an external confidential advisor, whether or not combined with an internal confidential advisor. The external confidential advisor can support your internal confidential advisor and is independent. This makes it easier for some employees to report or discuss something.

Do organizations need an internal or external confidential advisor?

It is expected that having a trustee is likely to become mandatory for all organizations. This bill is currently being debated in the second chamber.

Already, the Social Affairs and Employment Inspectorate checks to see if there is a properly trained confidential advisor.

Why an external confidential advisor in Groningen from Partners in Vertrouwen?

Our external confidants come from legal practice, psychology practice and business. They have attention and knowledge of both the importance of acknowledging personal experiences, emotions, communication and organizational interests involved in problem solving.

We believe that prevention is better than cure and therefore proactively put prevention first.

We are independent and proactive and have no interests or relationships with other employees. Therefore, it is easier for employees to go to an external confidant if they are confronted with a colleague’s inappropriate behavior or suspect integrity violations.

We provide analysis and advice regarding how desired manners and integrity are included in your code of conduct and integrity policy, as well as for your existing reporting procedure and grievance procedure and review them against regulations.

We demonstrate accountability to management by producing a fully anonymized annual report with analysis of findings and recommendations.

We have mediators on our team with years of mediation experience who can do conversation coaching in addition to mediation.

We are happy to support your internal confidants by sparring with them or offering peer review.

We provide replacements for vacation and illness.

We allow ourselves to be evaluated by your own employees, anonymously, so that you can get feedback on the appreciation of our performance.

Our external confidential advisors have a legal background and extensive experience within small and large (international) organizations, both in the commercial and nonprofit sectors.

Our external confidants are solution-oriented within the capabilities of the metier of Confidant.

Our external confidants are LVV registered and speak both Dutch and English.

Together, we ensure a safe and healthy work environment in Groningen. This reduces costs, increases productivity and improves flexibility.

Partners in Vertrouwen’s External Confidential Advisor ensures that:

  • Your organization meets the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (PSA policy) to provide a safe working environment.
  • Emphasis is placed on education and prevention.
  • Your employees can discuss undesirable behavior or integrity issues in confidence.
  • Problems can be addressed quickly, improving the work atmosphere.
  • Absenteeism can be reduced.
  • It becomes clear what can be improved in your organization.

Together, we provide a safe and healthy work environment. This ensures lower costs, higher productivity and better flexibility.

The External Confidential Advisor in Groningen has 3 tasks:

1

The first task

Supporting the victim of unwanted behavior or the potential reporter of an integrity issue: listening to his or her story and working together to find an appropriate solution to the situation, allowing him or her to function safely and healthily again.

2

The second task

Educate employees and supervisors about undesirable behavior and integrity issues: the emphasis is on prevention, how to deal with it if it does occur and the role of the confidential advisor in this regard.

3

The third task

Solicited and unsolicited advice to management in both areas.

So an external confidential advisor will ensure that your organization becomes a safer workplace, saving you a lot of money and improving the working atmosphere for your employees.