by Michelle Thompson | Feb 3, 2023 | news
The EU Directive recommends but does not mandate full whistleblower anonymity when it comes to reporting wrongdoings. Generally, anonymous whistleblowers are not protected in most EU Member States. Employees who disclose misconduct must do so under the condition...
by Michelle Thompson | Feb 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
In July 2022, the Whistleblower Protection Act, a draft law transposing the EU Whistleblower Directive in Germany, was adopted by the nation’s Federal Cabinet. The law, which was recently passed in the German Parliament, gives whistleblowing protection to employees...
by Michelle Thompson | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
The cost of not having an internal whistleblower system in your company can be steep, and you should make this a part of your risk management strategy to avoid the negative consequences. If you believe a whistleblower system is unnecessary, think again. Not having one...
by Michelle Thompson | Jan 19, 2023 | news
Rio Tinto Group is the world’s second-largest metals and mining corporation and a company with operations in multiple countries. In 2019, the company faced a public scandal when executives failed to report significant delays in the expansion of the Oyu Tolgoi copper...
by Michelle Thompson | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Your business can learn a lot from some of Europe’s most significant historic whistleblowing cases. Whistleblowing is about “speaking truth to power” when internal corporate mechanisms for preventing fraud and corruption fail. Whistleblowers are often seen as...
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