- On 23, October 2019 a directive on the protection of those who report breaches (Directive (EU) 2019/1937) was aproved by the European Parliment and European Council.
- The Directive, known as the “Whistleblowing Directive” gauranteeing the protection of whistleblowers and prohibiting any form of retaliation comes into force on 17th of December 2021.
- The law has already been implemented in some of the EU countries, yet most are to comply having the laws draft issued.
Althoug EU countries dawdle to introduce laws meeting the requirenments of the Directive, the companies don’t need to wait for it. They are welcomed to implement the system and usefull tools, which may be modified after the laws are issued.
From this article you will learn:
Who is affected by the Directive?
Directive of the protection of those who report breaches doesn’t apply to all companies. The following entities will be obliged to comply with the legislation:
- all private companies with more than with more than 250 employees
- companies with 50 to 249 must comply 17, December 2023
- entities offering fanancial services, products and acting in fanacial markets, dealing with the prevenation of money laundering or terrorist funding, transport security or environment protection
- all organization in the public sector with more than 50 employees
- micro and small entrepreneurs who bid for public contracts or benefit from EU funding.
Whistleblowing Directive requirements
In order to comply with EU Whistleblowing Directive the companies should comply with the following:
- install both internal and external channels to reporting
- establish mechanisms of reporting and educate employees of their options
- provide reporting channels and follow ups on reports
- ensure protection for whistlblowers from retalitation
Komentarz eksperta Primesoft
„Primesoft’s Whistleblower app enables a company meet the legislative requirements in the management of fraudulent activities in the organization as well as Whistleblower’s data protection. It comes as a tool for comprehensive management of the reports, simultaneously ensuring anonymity of the reporting person. What is worth noticing the application is provided as cloud solution, ready to use without implementation team engagement from the Client. We take care of the full integration with the already used systems.
Grzegorz Popek
Sales Account Manager w Primesoft Polska
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