Welcome to Tell Jane’s Anonymous Reporting hub.

A safe place to speak up at work

Anonymous Reporting

Speaking up about something you don’t like or feel uncomfortable about at work can feel daunting. Whether it’s making a complaint, flagging inappropriate behaviour or standing up for a colleague as an active bystander, it’s not always easy to know what to do. It takes courage to speak out.

Tell Jane’s Anonymous Reporting is your safe place. It’s a secure and confidential channel that you can use to report issues and concerns at work. With a focus on finding a way forward, our trained advisors will reach an effective resolution, without the need to move to a formal process.

Anonymous Reporting is a place where you can feel safe, comfortable and supported when things at work aren’t quite right. We work in partnership with you to find a resolution, without the need for any formal process.

It’s completely anonymous and it’s here for you.

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Global helplines

How to reach Anonymous Reporting

Initial contact with our service will be answered at any time of the day or night, including weekends. Our UK and US reception service triage calls, so there’s always 24-hour coverage. When your call comes in during these periods, our team takes a message, and you’ll receive an email from Tell Jane.

Our trained and qualified Tell Jane consultants will then arrange a time that suits you during business working hours (normally 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday) to discuss your concerns in more detail and work towards a resolution.

Can’t find your local number, or your organisation doesn’t have an Anonymous Reporting number yet? No problem! Please fill out our website contact form whenever it suits you and we’ll get back to you.

Our Anonymous Reporting service is predominantly in English, but we’re happy to connect you with Tell Jane consultants who speak Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. If you’d prefer another language, please fill out the website contact form in your own time and we’ll gladly arrange a translator for you.

Common concerns

Thinking about reaching out?

Here’s what we can help you with

When you call Anonymous Reporting, you can talk about or report whatever feels right for you. You might wonder if your concern is not serious enough or not a ‘real’ issue, but if it’s on your mind, it matters.

Our impartial, empathetic Tell Jane consultants are here to listen, support you and help you feel confident. Although this isn’t a complete list, people often talk about the following concerns:

Unwanted behaviour that feels unsafe

Behaviours at work that have made them feel uncomfortable, unsafe or unsettled, including from third parties such as clients and customers

Unfair treatment because of who they are

Unfair treatment at work because of who they are, such as refusing time off for religious holidays or being repeatedly belittled by their manager because of their age

Uninvited sexual behaviour

Unwanted behaviour of a sexual nature that has left them feeling humiliated, such as being asked about their sexual preferences or being openly leered at.

Support to speak up for someone else

Overhearing a colleague making inappropriate remarks to a junior team member and being unsure how to step in. 

Feeling excluded and left out

Noticing their team was leaving them out of social chats or after work meet-ups and leaving them feeling isolated. 

Difficulties with a line manager

Struggling with their line manager and being worried about how to manage this.

Uncertainty about a colleague’s behaviour

Working with a colleague who is regularly putting their arm around them and making flirty comments, and feeling worried that they’re overreacting.


Subtle put-downs disguised as compliments

Experiencing a microaggression at work, where they’ve encountered an indirect or subtle put-down based on a protected characteristic which is wrapped up in what sounds like a compliment. For example, as a black person, someone has touched their hair without permission, giving the impression that it is “novel” or “not normal”.


Concerns that a situation might get worse

If a situation is escalating in seriousness and they are afraid it will get worse.

Our Tell Jane consultants are here to listen, help make sense of how you’re feeling and work with you to find a way forward. They can help document your concerns, build confidence in speaking with colleagues or your manager, and give you practical tools to improve working relationships. They can also offer coaching on how to approach a tricky situation and support you in resolving it quickly.

If you’re looking for mental health support, please consider contacting your internal HR team, using your Employee Assistance Programme or reaching out for professional guidance and wellbeing support, both inside and outside of work.

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Safety and support

Support a colleague

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Safety in anonymity

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Common concerns

What happens when you call Anonymous Reporting?

  1. Reach out however you choose

    Reach out via the chat function, complete our website contact form or call Anonymous Reporting on 0800 689 0802.

  2. Speak to our response team

    First, we’ll ask you a few gentle questions so we can connect you to the advisor best suited to give you the support you need. Although they don’t offer advice, our colleagues are always empathetic and calm.

  3. Get matched with a specialist consultant

    You’ll be connected to a CIPD-qualified, impartial Tell Jane consultant who’s right for your experience, so you can feel comfortable and safe.

  4. Arrange a call on your terms

    Our specialist Tell Jane consultant will reach out, usually the same day, but always within 48 hours of your first message. If you haven’t asked for a specific call-back time with our response team, we’ll text or email you to find a time that works. If we don’t reach you, we’ll leave a voicemail or follow up by text.

  1. Get practical advice

    During the call you can talk things through with the Tell Jane consultant. They’ll listen without judgement, take notes and offer practical advice, getting to the heart of the issue.

  2. Check your report

    Your consultant will check with you that everything has been captured accurately in the call and share the report with you. You can choose to remain anonymous or be known by a pseudonym, and the notes will reflect this. It’s completely up to you.

  3. Your report is shared

    Your Tell Jane consultant sends a report to a designated person in your organisation, such as the People team. If you choose to remain anonymous, any necessary follow up is shared with you exclusively through Tell Jane.

  4. Resolution

    We work with your organisation to address the report with care and discretion, providing advice on taking proactive steps and reaching an effective resolution without the need for any formal process.

FAQ’s

Reaching out for support at work can feel daunting, especially if you are unsure where to start or what might happen next. These FAQ’s are here to answer common questions about Tell Jane, explain how the service works, and help you decide whether getting in touch feels right for you

Tell Jane don’t just resolve issues, they help you understand them. Their approach is calm, rigorous and deeply human, turning challenging situations into an opportunity for real cultural change.

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CEO, Swineford Media

What Tell Jane is and how we can help

This section explains the types of situations Tell Jane supports and what the service is designed to do. If you are unsure whether your experience “counts”, or you are just looking for a safe place to think things through, this is a good place to start.

What sort of things can Tell Jane help with?

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What is the purpose of contacting Tell Jane?

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Do I have to be sure I want to make a report?

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Anonymity, Confidentiality and Safety

Concerns about privacy are completely understandable. This section explains how anonymity and confidentiality work in practice, what choices you have, and the rare situations where limits apply.

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