In brief
Does your company not want to default on the implementation of the EU Whistleblowing Directive? Then do not wait any longer to start planning your organization’s whistleblowing regime.
How can we help you with that?
We have prepared a multijurisdictional analysis matrix covering five key areas with respect to whistleblowing laws in the form of a questionnaire. The questionnaire covers questions about the directive’s scope and implementation requirements for internal procedures, protection of whistleblowers and data privacy issues.
To help you get started with planning your organization’s whistleblowing regime, for a fixed fee per jurisdiction, we offer jurisdiction-specific data sheets that provide answers to the questions covered by the analysis matrix. Check out this template to see the questions covered.
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