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Whistleblower and Ethics Hotline Software

Build a better speak-up program with HR Acuity. Protect your organization, reduce legal and regulatory risk, and strengthen compliance with global whistleblower services available in 35 languages across 56 countries.

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HR Acuity’s whistleblower platform is built for modern compliance programs, combining automated intake with multiple secure reporting channels: Phone (automated or live agent), SMS and online. Anonymous two-way messaging and clear status updates keep reporters informed while preserving confidentiality, helping organizations demonstrate fairness, consistency and non-retaliation. 

of employees have experienced or witnessed inappropriate, unethical or illegal behavior at work.

Source: HR Acuity Workplace Harassment and Misconduct Study

Compliant Coverage Worldwide

  • Global Compliance Coverage: Our ethics hotline operates across 56 countries and in up to 35 languages, allowing organizations to apply the same expectations and processes everywhere they operate.
  • Multiple Secure Reporting Channels: Get secure, policy-aligned ways for employees to raise concerns. Guided prompts help ensure you collect the details necessary to assess risk, triage quickly and meet regulatory expectations.
  • Interactive Reporting with Defensible Records: Go beyond traditional “black box” hotlines. Anonymous reporters can securely exchange messages and track case status with a confidential PIN.

Industry-Leading Whistleblowing Software

Our award-winning whistleblowing software helps organizations operate with clarity, consistency and confidence.

Purpose-Built for Compliance and Security

Hear Why Customers Love Us

Hear from just some of the people who have benefited from the whistleblowing software HR Acuity has to offer:

  • “With HR Acuity, we can overlay the data to paint a clear picture of our culture — how we show up for employees and how we’re living up to our values and delivering on our purpose. These were insights we couldn’t access before.”

    Abira Balendran

    Director of Enterprise Employee Relations

  • “HR Acuity gave us credibility and a seat at the table right out of the gate. We now have the ability to further prove ER’s value by showing our leaders where we see trends, areas for improvement and how to proactively address them. Being able to back up our advice and counsel on ER matters with data has really accelerated the business’ buy-in of the value we provide.”

    Adam Harlow

    Director, Employee Relations

  • “With HR Acuity, our teams have access to tailored data that drives smarter planning, efficient resource management and confident decision-making. The reporting capabilities give us clarity we didn’t have before.”

    Akhil Nair

    Senior Consultant

  • “IU Health has received exceptional support and service from HR Acuity. Throughout our journey to select and implement a case management system, the team has been incredibly supportive at every stage—selection, contract, implementation, training, and go-live.”

    Alicia Harvey

    Human Resources Operations

  • “HR Acuity was the first tool I’ve seen that does benchmarking seamlessly and gave me confidence I was doing an apples-to-apples comparison.”

    Christina DuVall

    Executive Director, Ethics and Compliance and IG

  • “HR Acuity truly is the best ER case management and investigation software solution on the market.”

    Christina Myers

    Executive Director of HR Compliance

  • “I can easily discover trends and metrics that help the organization to be more proactive and get ahead of issues. I can see areas of concern and then make decisions on how we will handle them.”

    Christopher Vogelheim

    Associate Director of HR & Employee Relations

  • “HR Acuity gives us visibility into real-time trends and allows us to quantify our work. Case count alone doesn’t tell the whole story, but by interpreting the data thoughtfully, we can demonstrate our value and ensure we’re strengthening, not just protecting, company culture.”

    Darren Carducci

    Director of Employee Relations

  • “With a consistent process in place, our teams are aligned on who’s involved and the steps we’re taking. All notes are centralized and accessible so there are no surprises. Managing cases is easier, faster and far more transparent thanks to HR Acuity.”

    Desiree Coe

    Employee Relations Partner

  • “We really needed a way to become more sophisticated and drive better record keeping. HR Acuity really provides us with some excellent reporting tools and allows us to get that high-level overview for executives so that they know what areas they need to put resources into.”

    Erik Emro

    Director of Associate Relations & Policy

  • “HR Acuity is simple enough for easy adoption but has the complexity required to get the job done. It has stood the test of time, keeping pace with the demands of our global business. This product delivers exactly what it promises.”

    Ian Stickland

    Head of Employee Relations

  • “Workplace violence issues, harassment, discrimination, and retaliation are our top concerning risks. HR Acuity allowed me to manage hotspots and dig in with valid information of where things are really happening.”

    Jennifer Solecki

    HR Director, Employee Relations

  • “With HR Acuity, it’s faster and easier to find the information that we’re looking for. If a business leader comes to us with a question, finding whatever they need is simple.”

    Julie Doss

    Director, Head of Employee Relations – US & Canada

  • “Easy access to data is crucial. With limited time, no one wants to waste it searching for numbers. HR Acuity streamlines this process, allowing you to free up resources from administrative tasks and focus on what truly matters — driving value and impact where it counts.”

    Kaitlyn Rybczynski

    Employee Relations Program Manager

  • “With others, you have to adapt your process to use the tool; with HR Acuity, the process IS the tool. It walks us through, it helps keep it consistent with all of our investigators around the world, and it creates the guardrails for how we run our employee relations cases and investigations.”

    Katie Wilson

    Senior Director, Employee Relations

  • “We are now able to clearly see trends and gaps and can take a proactive approach to our ER. We could never do this type of analysis before we had HR Acuity.”

    Kelly Byrne

    Head of Employee Relations & HRBP NA

  • “HR Acuity makes the investigations process so simple for our investigators. It’s really allowed us to drive more consistency in our case management practices and really just have better quality data.”

    Kim Roa

    Senior Director of Global People Consulting and Employee Relations

  • “We really needed a single source of truth in our documentation. To access advanced analytics, manage employee relations cases consistently and simplify issue categorization, we turned to HR Acuity — and it delivered.”

    Rachel Greer

    Head of Employee Relations at Yelp

  • “Our relationship with HR Acuity has been excellent: Strong attention to detail, a clear, structured process and responsive customer management if issues arise.”

    Rebecca McEachen

    Director, Human Resources

  • “If you’re on the fence about bringing HR Acuity into your organization, don’t be. It gives you a line of sight to what your teams are doing, what they’re working on, what their load is like. So if we’re seeing something show up in a case, we have the ability now to tweak the way that process is handled.”

    Ryan Bartholomew

    Employee Relations and Compliance Manager

  • “HR Acuity gives me the visibility to be able to use the insights and trends to take proactive actions, as well as manage our cases on a day-to-day basis.”

    Sam Tyers

    Senior Director, Employee Relations

  • “HR Acuity has everything we need to handle employee issues consistently, confidently and compliantly. It’s an ER solution that’s built by ER professionals for ER professionals.”

    Stephanie Miller, JD, MBA

    Head of Employee Relations

  • “HR Acuity has really helped us with our credibility in the business. We had a lot of manual processes and it’s really helped to automate and streamline. It’s been a really powerful tool in helping us have insights, data at our fingertips, the ability to produce reporting for our C-Suite leadership as needed, where hotspots are, how we can action.”

    Tory Niceswander

    Head of Global Employee Experience

  • “Being able to share trends with the business has been very important for stakeholders. [With HR Acuity] we can highlight where attention is needed, which supports more informed, proactive decision-making.”

    Yra Macuja

    Employee Relations Operations Lead

Whistleblowing Frequently Asked Questions

  • Yes. HR Acuity’s whistleblowing software is designed to protect reporter identity and maintain confidentiality. Employees can submit concerns anonymously, and access to case details is role-based so legal, ethics and compliance teams can investigate while meeting privacy, regulatory and non-retaliation requirements.

  • Absolutely. HR Acuity’s whistleblower hotline supports secure two-way messaging so you can ask clarifying questions, request additional documentation and provide updates while maintaining confidentiality, even for anonymous reporters. All communication is stored in a centralized system of record to support investigations, audits and regulatory inquiries. 

  • HR Acuity’s whistleblower reporting software offers multiple compliant intake channels — web, phone (AI or live agent) and SMS messaging — so employees can report in the way that feels safest to them. Each channel is designed to be easy to use, accessible and aligned with your internal policies and regulatory obligations.

  • Yes. Each reporter receives a secure PIN that allows them to log in, view updates and communicate with your team without revealing their identity. This transparency helps demonstrate fairness and supports the expectations regulators have for mature speak-up and case management programs.

  • Yes. A secure corporate whistleblowing solution like HR Acuity helps you identify issues earlier, document a consistent response and demonstrate compliance with internal policies and external regulations. That reduces legal, financial and reputational risk while strengthening your overall ethics and compliance program.

  • Leading whistleblower solutions should offer secure multi-channel intake, defensible AI to guide reporters through the process, integration with HR and case management systems, anonymous two-way communication, strong analytics to identify trends and robust security controls. HR Acuity includes all of these capabilities in a single, enterprise-ready platform.

  • Creating a whistleblower policy for your team is fast and easy with HR Acuity’s Whistleblower Policy: Template and Example.

  • HR Acuity’s whistleblowing software is: 

    • Fully encrypted and SOC 2 Type II certified 
    • Hosted on Microsoft Azure in Tier IV SSAE-16 and ISO 27001–compliant facilities 
    • Enabled with Single Sign-On (SSO) for added security and access control 

    These controls support strong data protection, auditability and regulatory compliance. 

  • Yes. HR Acuity supports more than 35 languages across 56 countries so you can run a consistent, compliant speak-up program worldwide. Global coverage helps you align to local expectations, apply common standards and view risk across regions.

  • Absolutely. HR Acuity’s hotline is built to scale with your organization, using AI support and standardized workflows to maintain consistent service quality as call volume, geographies and regulatory complexity increase. Compliance, legal and ethics teams gain a scalable system of record that supports governance, oversight and continuous improvement. 

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