At the end of last year new legislation was brought in to implement The Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937) (the Directive). Within the remaining 27 EU member states, companies and public bodies with 250 or more employees must implement an internal reporting system....
Another Parliamentary hearing, another plan and another apology. Just another day in English’s cricket ongoing struggle to come to terms with the racism within it. Coinciding with the appearance of four county cricket chairs in front of a select committee on...
Law 93/2021 establishing the general whistleblower protection framework (“RPDI”) and transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1937, of 23 October 2019, on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (“Directive”), was published December 20, 2021. The RPDI...
Public sector whistleblowers made almost 1,000 reports to investigating agencies in NSW, the state’s Ombudsman says, but there are concerns public authorities may be under-reporting internal public interest disclosures. Paul Miller A report handed down this...
ISO 37002 is the guideline for whistleblowing management systems currently being developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The international standard is scheduled for completion by the end of 2021. The need for a Standard dedicated to...
What are the key requirements of the new laws? Whistleblowers have a right to make anonymous disclosures, and to have their identity protected. Disclosure of a whistleblower’s identity without consent could result in a fine of up to $1,050,000 for an individual and...