[author: Charlotte Emerson]
Whistleblowing in the workplace is when an employee (the whistleblower) reports to an authorized person a specific type of wrongdoing, misconduct or illegal act made by another employee or by the company itself.
Examples of whistleblowing include criminal activity, such as theft, or unethical or unjust behavior in the workplace, such as discrimination against a protected class. However, personal grievances (including bullying, harassment, and discrimination) are not usually covered by whistleblowing law unless the case is in the public interest.
Internal procedures for handling whistleblowing and whistleblowers in the workplace can vary from company to company. However, in recent years, policies and legal regulations surrounding whistleblowing and case handling tightened and increased worldwide.
On December 17, 2021, the EU Member States were required to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into national law – the most wide-scale whistleblowing regulation passed. The Directive’s purpose is to provide a higher quality of protection across EU countries for those wanting to expose breaches of EU law or workplace misconduct. Employees who ‘blow the whistle’ must now have clear reporting channel options and be protected from negative retaliation.
EU companies and public bodies with 250 or more employees must execute the defined reporting system. As of this...
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