Report wrongdoing in confidence

G4 Civils expects honest work. If you see something dishonest, unsafe or unlawful on one of our sites or in our offices, this page tells you how to report it and what happens after you do.

Who can use these channels

Anyone. You do not have to work for G4 Civils, you do not have to log in, and you do not have to give your name. Our own employees, people working for our subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, client staff and members of the public can all report through the channels below.

What to report

• Fraud, theft, bribery or kickbacks.
• Falsified records, measurements, test results, timesheets or invoices.
• Unsafe work that puts people at risk, or pressure on anyone to ignore a safety rule.
• Environmental damage, or a breach of an environmental authorisation.
• Discrimination, harassment, intimidation or abuse of authority.
• Damage to a client's property or interests.
• Any other conduct that breaks the law or one of our own policies.

If the matter concerns your own employment, such as pay, leave or a dispute with a supervisor, speak to the HR office instead. These channels are for wrongdoing, not for day to day employment queries.

How to report

Reporting without giving your name

You can leave your name out and your report will still be looked at. An anonymous report is harder to investigate because we cannot come back to you for more detail, so give as much as you can: what happened, where, when, who was involved, and anything that would help us check it. If you do give your name, it is not passed to anyone outside the investigation without your agreement.

Where your report goes

What happens next

1. You get a reference number. The online form shows it on screen as soon as you submit. For a report left in the box or made by telephone, ask for the reference and it will be given to you.
2. Your report is acknowledged within 21 days.
3. The Managing Director decides whether the matter can be looked at internally or needs an outside investigator.
4. The facts are gathered: site records, measurements, invoices, photographs and interviews where they are needed.
5. We act on what is found. That can mean a disciplinary process, a change to how the work is done, recovery of a loss, or ending a contract.
6. Where the law requires it, or where the matter is serious enough, it is handed to the South African Police Service. Incidents on a client's site are reported to that client where the contract requires it.

Every report is entered in the confidential whistleblowing register, G4-HR-REG-008, which is kept by the Managing Director.

You will not be victimised for reporting

Nobody who reports in good faith will be dismissed, disciplined, demoted, transferred, threatened, or treated differently because of it. That holds whether or not the report turns out to be correct. The Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000 gives this protection to employees and workers, and G4 Civils applies it to everyone who uses these channels, including people working for our subcontractors and suppliers.

The protection covers an honest report. It does not cover a report that someone knows to be false or makes to cause harm, which is itself a disciplinary matter.

If anyone is treated badly for making a report, report that the same way.

Confidentiality

Your identity and what you reported are kept confidential. They are disclosed only where you agree, where the investigation cannot go further without it, or where the law requires it. Where disclosure cannot be avoided, you are told before it happens.

Where these channels are explained

• At induction, before anyone starts work on a G4 Civils site.
• At a toolbox talk once a year.
• In writing to every subcontractor before they come on site.
• On the QR code posted on each site noticeboard, which opens this page.

The policy behind this page

This page sets out the G4 Civils Whistleblowing Policy and Procedure, G4-HR-POL-005, in plain language. A copy of the policy is available from the HR office on request.

Last updated 28 October 2026.