Internal investigations may concern different types of misconduct and could come about as a result of a whistleblower's report, a complaint or even an item in the media.

Internal investigations may concern different types of misconduct and could come about as a result of a whistleblower's report, a complaint or even an item in the media.

The project implements the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of persons reporting breaches of union law into national law.

Employers in Poland with 250 or more employees have little time to implement a whistleblower protection system before the end of the year.

The President signed the long-awaited whistleblower protection law on 19 June 2024 and this means that whistleblower protection will soon also apply in Poland.

Despite its status as the fifth largest economy in the EU, Poland is the only EU member state that has not yet implemented the directive on the protection of persons reporting violations of EU law.

The members of the Board of companies from the financial sector are responsible for ensuring a proper and efficient compliance system.

Adopted in 2019, the European Union Whistleblowing Directive marked a significant step toward standardised protection for whistleblowers across the EU.

External reports are a means of reporting violations of law that whistleblowers will be able to use in communicating directly with the Ombudsman or the competent public authorities, without having to

Attitudes to whistleblowing in Poland are shaped by a fear of ‘snitching' on colleagues, and a perception that employees and employers are not on the same ‘side'.

The EU obliged the Member States to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the Protection of Persons who Report Breaches...

On October 18, the draft of the Polish act implementing the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2019/1937 of 23 October 2019 on the on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law was published.

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law?

Zgłoszenia zewnętrzne to forma zgłaszania naruszeń prawa, które będą mogły być dokonywane przez sygnalistów bezpośrednio do Rzecznika Praw Obywatelskich (RPO) lub właściwych organów publicznych

Implementation term of the EU Whistleblower Directive 2019/1937 in Poland passed on December 16, 2021.

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