| Bundestag passes Whistleblower Protection Act / EQS Group welcomes improvements Even better protection for whistleblowers: Anonymous communication must be made possible Now whistleblowers in Germany will receive real legal certainty! In its final session of the year, the Bundestag passed the German Whistleblower Protection Act, thus implementing the EU Whistleblowing Directive (EU Directive 2019/1937). From the perspective of EQS Group, the market leader for whistleblowing systems in Europe, it is particularly pleasing that the law has been improved once again with regards to anonymous reports: Reporting channels must now accommodate anonymous tips or allow arrangements to enable anonymous communication with reporting persons. In the last government draft, only a recommendation (“shall deal with”) was made in this regard. Abandoning anonymous reports would have represented an incalculable risk for whistleblowers and companies. “Although the Whistleblower Protection Act is a year late in its arrival, the time has been put to really good use. The scope of application is not limited to EU law, so whistleblowers also... |
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied claims that it is selling scrap materials from its refineries, warning the public to disregard such information and remain alert to fraud...