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Doing Business in the European Union | EU Directive, Following Up With The Whistleblower
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The European Union adopted the Whistleblower Protection Directive in 2019, seeking to establish a uniform complainant protection regime across EU Member States for individuals that report violations of a wide range of EU...more
Since its enactment in 2019, the European Union (“EU”) Directive on Whistleblowing 2019/1931 (“EU Directive”) has required all 27 EU Member States to incorporate certain requirements pertaining to the protection of...more
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
Protection of whistleblowers has been on the EU’s agenda for quite some time. Four years ago the EU issued the EU Whistleblowing Directive throughout its Member States....more
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
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
An overview of the Directive - Since the transposition deadline of the EU Whistleblowing Protection Directive on December 17, 2021, EU countries and organizations have been scrambling (and struggling) to transpose the rules...more
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
The entity-level reporting requirement described in the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive (“the Directive”) is one of the more complex aspects of the emerging legal standard. For private organizations with legal entities...more
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
Companies should start thinking about their whistleblowing strategy. Current state of play - The EU Whistleblowing Directive aims to protect whistleblowers when making an extensive range of disclosures on breaches of EU...more
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
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
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
By October, companies in the European Union employing at least 50 employees will be required to operate an internal reporting system for reporting misconduct that may indicate compliance violations. Furthermore, all companies...more
Article 7 of the Directive instructs member states to encourage reporting through internal organizational channels first, where the risk of retaliation is remote, and the reported breach can be effectively addressed on an…...more
In this video recap, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Scott Marrah discusses key elements of reporting systems and the importance of culture & language. --- On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association of...more
In this video recap, Adria Perez and Julia Arbery discuss ways to follow-up with whistleblowers while validating the reporting process. --- On March 3, 2021, Kilpatrick Townsend partnered with the Association of Corporate...more
On 23 October 2019, the European Parliament and the European Council adopted the Whistleblower Protection Directive (Directive) to set a minimum standard for the protections EU member states must provide to whistleblowers. ...more
Join us to hear Olivia Allison and Joanne Taylor discuss the latest regulatory developments in whistleblowing programs and investigations, including: - Key challenges arising from the current whistleblowing landscape -...more
Almost one year after its adoption by the European Parliament, more than half of the EU’s 27 Member States have started transposing the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into national law. Now, little over 14 months...more
Global companies face a number of challenges and a myriad of regulatory obligations. In December 2019, the EU adopted a directive to promote and protect persons who report violations of law....more
La directive (UE) 2019/1937 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l’Union (la « Directive ») a vocation à établir des normes minimales...more
Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the “Directive”) is intended to establish common minimum standards among...more
EU Approves Directive on Whistleblowing and Internal Channels for Reporting - New Legislation Enacted - On October 23, 2019, the European Parliament approved the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council...more