The government approved a bill on the protection of whistleblowers, which is now being discussed in Parliament.

As a consequence of several recent discussions about whistleblowing and its insufficient regulation in the Czech Republic, the Czech Government approved the proposed adoption of a new act to protect whistleblowers on 13 June 2012.

The bill also introduces new duties for many employers.

Correct implementation of a whistleblowing system, as required by the proposed Whistleblower Protection Bill in the Czech Republic, must be understood as part of an organisation's risk and compliance management.

The deadline of 17 December 2021 for the implementation of the Whistleblower Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council)...

On 23 October 2019, a new directive of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (the "Directive") was signed.

The Czech Office for the Protection of Competition recently found two companies guilty of bid rigging in a public tender.

Kinstellar's Employment Law Team has prepared the following brief overview of upcoming changes in the field of employment law for 2023...

The new Slovak Act on Whistleblowing that took effect 1 March 2019 has introduced some notable changes to the obligations that employers faced under the previous Act on Whistleblowing valid until 28 February 2019.

The Chamber of Deputies is currently discussing at first reading a bill on the protection of whistleblowers. This act should implement the European directive on whistleblowing...