When it comes to efficient whistleblower protection, how can
regulatory and corporate actions move the world a step closer to
effective protection from retaliation? This was the topic of a
feature article on Financierworldwide.com today, for
which WhistleB's Karin Henriksson was interviewed,
alongside a range of other whistleblowing and business ethics
experts.
Whistleblowing laws need to be stricter
The article begins by highlighting a number of legislative
developments on whistleblowing that are underway, including those
we are seeing here in Europe, as well as others in Australia, New
Zealand, the US and Canada.
At WhistleB, we see the proposed European Commission standards
to guarantee a high level of protection for whistleblowers that
report breaches of EU law, as a big step forward. Adequate
whistleblower protection is lacking in many European states today.
Unless potential whistleblowers know that they are protected from
dismissal, demotion and other
