Whistleblowing Directive Tracker

COUNTRY-LEVEL UPDATES ON IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

Once implemented into national law, the EU's Whistleblowing Directive (2019/1837/EU) is expected to have a significant impact on the policies and processes of companies related to employment relationships, data privacy and processing safeguards. This means that businesses will need to review and adjust their compliance procedures. The Directive allows for significant freedom for countries to implement it into national laws beyond its original scope and may pose substantial challenges to businesses to implement appropriate whistleblowing channels.

The Directive is applicable to private and public sector organisations and covers a wide range of business activities and topics: from public procurement and environmental protection to consumer protection and product safety. While the spectrum of reporting channels is also broad, from internal reporting to public disclosure, the Directive provides significant legal