In our latest update on how the EU Whistleblowing Directive is being implemented across Europe, we focus on recent developments in Spain.
Whistleblowers in Spain currently have very little legislative protection, with existing provisions limited to certain types of complaint (e.g. money laundering) and certain sectors (e.g. financial institutions). To comply with the much broader requirements of the Directive, Spain has recently issued a new draft law that seeks to protect those who raise allegations about breaches of EU law (as defined in the Directive), as well as other acts or omissions that breach Spanish law and “affect the general interest” (a precaution to limit the scope for use of the law to pursue personal agendas in individual disputes). As you would expect, given the minimum requirements are set out in the Directive, most of the new obligations in Spain are similar to those we have already outlined for Germany and France. There are, however, a few important differences for employers to note.
Key points for businesses operating in Spain are:
In the private sector, employers with 50 or more employees will be required to establish internal reporting channels to allow whistleblowers to raise their concerns. All entities in the public sector will be required to do the same, irrespective of how many people they employ. Such systems must: (i) have a member of management or the governing body of the entity responsible for them; (ii) be established in a secure manner...
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