Free whistleblower solution for QM systems
ConSense GmbH has released the latest version ConSense v2023.2, which supports companies in meeting legal requirements more easily. This version offers a free integration of a reporting channel for confidential tips on legal violations in the context of whistleblower protection.
Editor's note: This news item refers to the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG). The law is the implementation of the EU Whistleblower Directive. Switzerland does not (yet) have a comparable legal regulation. However, the Federal Council intends to define the requirements for lawful whistleblowing in the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR).
Since July 2, 2023, companies in Germany with more than 250 employees have been required to provide a confidential internal reporting office for whistleblowers to report legal violations within the company. Companies with 50 or more employees have until December 17, 2023 to do so. Certain industries are even obliged to set up such a system, regardless of the number of employees. Concrete requirements are associated with this: Within seven days of receiving a report, its receipt is confirmed, and after three months at the latest, the whistleblowers receive feedback on the measures initiated. Data protection requirements are strictly adhered to, and the identity of the person who submitted the report is protected in the best possible way.
Legal compliant, free of charge whistleblower protection
ConSense addresses the fulfillment of this legal requirement with the current software version ConSense 2023.2: A reporting channel is provided for existing ConSense management systems, which offers employees the possibility to pass on information confidentially and anonymously. In addition, the QM software provides structures for processing the reports within the company: Reports can be evaluated, processed, supplemented with information and measures defined. A big plus for ConSense customers is that the new reporting channel for whistleblowers is available free of charge starting with version v2023.2.
New deletion concepts and event linking
The new software version also includes several other innovations that make ConSense QM software even more user-friendly. With an extension of the deletion concepts, archived document and process revisions can now be anonymized and deleted.
The "Event Linking" function is available as a license-free innovation: Both in the ConSense Suite and in the ConSense PORTAL, this allows central events to be defined (customer call), which can then be conveniently used as links in the processes. Furthermore, ConSense eLearning is now also available in the web-based software solution ConSense PORTAL.
QM software tailored to customer needs: focus on AI integration
ConSense software solutions make it easier for companies to build user-friendly and transparent management systems that win user approval. In the future, the software developer will increasingly rely on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify quality management work processes and make them more efficient, as Dr. Alexander Künzer, chief developer and member of the management board of ConSense GmbH, emphasizes: "We are convinced that AI integration will set the new standard for future software products, and we look forward to supporting our customers and clients with the implementation of these powerful features in their everyday work."
Source: www.consense-gmbh.de
