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.

On September 29, 2021, the Swedish Parliament passed a bill on a new whistleblowing law. The Whistleblowing Act (lagen om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden) will come into force on December 17, 2021.

Ethvert fellesskap av en viss fast karakter (virksomheter, organisasjoner, foreninger mv.) bør ha et system som muliggjør at det kan reageres raskt og korrekt på innkomne varsler.

Previously, we reported that the government proposed a clarification of the prohibition against sexual harassment in the Working Environment Act. Parliament later approved the proposal.