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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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European Commission Report on EU Whistleblowing Directive

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The European Commission has published a report on the implementation and application of the EU Whistleblowing Directive. The Directive aims to guarantee a high level of balanced and effective protection for persons who report...more

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Belgium’s new whistleblowing law

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The EU Whistleblowing Directive has been implemented in Belgium and SMEs have only until 17 December to act. Here we consider some of the key details of the new Belgian legislation....more

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State of R&C Report Key Finding – European Organizations Lag Behind in Anti-Retaliation Policies

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European organizations are not giving anti-retaliation requirements the attention they need, according to findings in our 2023 State of Risk and Compliance report. In the 2023 NAVEX survey of more than 1,300 R&C leaders...more

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Whistleblowing in Germany: what employers need to know

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Germany’s new Whistleblower Protection Act is now in force. Large and medium-sized companies need to act quickly to comply and avoid possible fines....more

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Whistleblower Hotline Success, in the EU and Beyond

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For the last several weeks I have been working with NAVEX to research whistleblower protection laws across Europe. Meanwhile, several benchmarking surveys about corporate compliance programs have arrived lately, with some...more

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EU Whistleblowing Protection Directive – Austria Updates

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Whistleblowing is an important mechanism to uncover and prevent illegal or unethical activities within an organization. To strengthen the protection of Whistleblowers across member states, the European Union adopted the...more

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German Whistleblower Protection Law Brings New Obligations for Companies - What Employers Need to Know Now

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With a delay of almost one and a half years, the German legislator has implemented the so-called Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937) into German law: In mid-December 2022, the German Bundestag had passed the...more

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EU Whistleblower Directive – Where Are We Now?

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As the last of the EU member states implement the Whistleblower Directive, we recap the new rules employers need to be aware of, and give our views on whether a ‘one size fits all’ approach is feasible....more

NAVEX

EU Whistleblowing Directive Update – March 2023

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Our March EU whistleblowing updates webinar explored recent whistleblowing developments and essential actions for effective whistleblowing practices. It also covered new updates specific to the Austrian transposition of the...more

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On the Rise – Global Whistleblowing Regulations

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What is workplace whistleblowing? Whistleblowing in the workplace is when an employee (the whistleblower) reports to an authorized person a specific type of wrongdoing, misconduct or illegal act made by another employee or...more

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EU Whistleblowing Directive Update: January 2023 – Ireland

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This first EU Whistleblower Directive webinar of 2023 featured NAVEX whistleblowing expert Jan Stappers and Susan Battye, Partner at Walkers (Ireland) LLP. The session focused on the latest developments in whistleblowing, key...more

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EU Whistleblowing Directive – Trends in Transposition and Adoption

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It has now been three years since the EU whistleblower protection directive (“Directive”) entered into force. The Directive’s minimum standards are certainly no great mystery at this point – entities meeting the fifty-worker...more

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EU Whistleblower Protection Directive: September Round Up & FAQs

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By 17 December 2021, EU Member States were required to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into their national law. The Directive’s purpose is to provide more robust protection across all EU countries for...more

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Establishing an EU-Compliant Internal Reporting System

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Nearly one year has passed since European Union member states were supposed to have met the December 17, 2021 deadline for incorporating the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into their national laws. Yet, just 10 of...more

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Projekt ustawy o sygnalistach

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W związku z opublikowaniem trzeciego projektu ustawy z dnia 4 lipca 2022 r. o ochronie osób zgłaszających naruszenia prawa kancelaria Hogan Lovells przygotowała dla Państwa podsumowanie najważniejszych założeń projektu...more

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Draft law of 4 July 2022 on the protection of whistleblowers

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Following the publication of the third draft law of 4 July 2022 on the protection of whistleblowers, Hogan Lovells has prepared a summary of the main features of said draft law which is intended to implement Directive (EU)...more

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NAVEX Next Virtual Conference – Whistleblowing Round Up

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On 9 June 2022, NAVEX hosted the 2022 European Risk and Compliance Virtual Conference, in which industry leaders and experts came together to discuss all the latest news, trends, updates and challenges surrounding company...more

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Germany's new draft bill to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive

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Germany's Federal Ministry of Justice submitted a new draft bill to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive. The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive should have been transposed by 17 December 2021 already. This...more

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The EU Whistleblowing Directive

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In December of 2021, the final EU Whistleblower Directive deadline passed, bringing it into full effect. This piece of legislation focuses on encouraging and protecting whistleblowers who speak up about corporate misconduct....more

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Implementation of the European Directive on Whistleblowing in France: Extending the Whistleblower Qualification and Strengthening...

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On October 23, 2019, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament voted to approve European directive n°2019/1937 on "the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law." In France, this directive is...more

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The Clock Is Ticking on the Whistleblower Directive: Practical Steps Companies Can Take

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On December 16, 2019, the EU passed the Whistleblower Protection Directive (Directive), which implements minimum standards of protection for whistleblowers across the EU who report breaches of EU law...more

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European Whistleblowing Directive: Many EU member states missed the implementation deadline – Is your company prepared?

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On December 17, 2021, when the deadline for implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive expires – or, at the latest, when corresponding national whistleblower protection laws come into force – member states of the European...more

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EU Whistleblowing Directive: What Companies Need to Know

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The EU’s new whistleblowing protections (the Whistleblowing Directive) is due to implemented into national law by 17 December 2021. The purpose of the Whistleblowing Directive is to establish uniform minimum protections to...more

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How will the European Whistleblower Directive Impact Dutch Law?

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The European Directive for the protection of persons who report breaches of European Union law (the "Whistleblower Directive") sets the minimum standards for protecting people who report EU law breaches. ...more

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European Whistleblowing Directive – Need to Know FAQs

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The 17 December 2021 deadline for EU Member States to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national laws is fast approaching. Private sector organisations in the European Union with 250 or more workers (and certain...more

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