Employee Hotlines are not unlike the 1-800-TIPS lines that we read about in our newspapers or see on T.V. shows such as America's Most Wanted.

Hotlines in the Corporate World began in the early 1970s in the US and proliferated to many large and smaller companies in both the US and Canada. General Motors initiated a Hotline worldwide in September 1995. The Unions treated it with disdain, brother reporting on brother, however, it survived the criticism and is now a part of doing business.

The majority of employees see Hotlines as a way to reach Top Management - anonymously. It is a way to receive action on a situation that disturbs them. Activities by a minority of employees that are jeopardizing a Company's profitability or the morale of the majority of fellow employees. Theft, fraud, use of drugs or alcohol or the abuses of the Company's Benefits system are some of the "TIPS" that come through the Hotline. Employees realize that for job security and salary increases a company must have profitability.

Introspec supplies a bilingual 1-800-HELP line that includes a quarterly Safety & Security newsletter specifically designed for your company.