Basics

All the European Union member states are required to implement the EU law on whistleblower protection at the national level by means of an appropriate legal ...

As a powerful tool for transparency and accountability, whistleblowing has become increasingly popular in recent...

Despite the fact that whistleblowers have been legally protected in many countries, their role is still socially...

Being an employer involves a number of obligations that often relate to appropriate treatment and...

Whistleblowing systems are usually installed to comply with the EU Directive, but the same channel sits on top of one of the largest unmonitored cost lines on a typical income statement.

Have you noticed any irregularities in your workplace that harm the welfare of others, endanger...

We have developed an example of whistleblowing procedure for reporting irregularities and whistleblower protection, which is available for free download.

Establishing new procedures is the first stage of introducing the whistleblowing system to the entity. This stage is inseparably connected with the analysis ...

Guidelines for establishing, implementing and maintaining an effective whistleblowing management system based on the principles of trust, impartiality and ...

We have collected the most frequently asked questions that you ask us when thinking about the implementation of the service...

There might be different ways of approaching the reported wrongdoing. Depending on whether the employee...

What if the whistleblower keeps reporting the same problem? Your investigation team has already carried out appropriate actions on several occasions in ...

Article 23 of the EU Whistleblowing Directive requires effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties for retaliation, obstruction, vexatious proceedings, and breach of confidentiality. Member State implementations vary widely, from EUR 1,500 fines in Luxembourg to EUR 10 million corporate fines in France ...

The objective of the Directive is to require undertakings and entities in the public sector to implement procedures that ensure that employees can report ...

Fraud is a serious issue. It can happen to any company, no matter how big or small.

What an employee actually gains when their workplace runs a whistleblowing system that meets the EU Directive and the ISO 37002 trust standard.

A whistleblower is a person who discloses information about fraudulent or illegal activities. These reports are related to the common good, such as the ...