The implementation of an effective whistleblowing system for reporting anti-social activities should serve to protect the company's reputation, ensure its integrity and build an ethical corporate culture.
Why is a whistleblowing system an advantageous solution for you?
Protection of your reputation
A properly set up whistleblowing system minimises the risk of any whistleblowing allegations being reported directly to the Whistleblower Protection Office or published by the news media. Whistleblowers are incentivised to use internal whistleblowing channels as a matter of priority, ensuring that any potential anti-social activity is dealt with internally and preventing damage to the company's reputation.
Strengthening credibility
By implementing an internal whistleblowing system, you gain the trust of potential whistleblowers and ensure that they use the internal channel as their first choice when reporting anti-social activity. Whistleblowers usually feel more confident reporting internally unless they have reasons to report externally.
Compliance with a legal obligation
Not only will you meet your legal obligation to establish an internal system for receiving and handling whistleblowing reports, but you will also avoid the compliance risks that the amended Whistleblowing Act will bring with it. You can ease the transition to a technical solution for an internal whistleblowing system with a one-stop whistleblowing service package.
Saving time and resources
It takes companies several months to properly implement, update or set up channels and processes. If you start now, you'll have plenty of time not only for implementation, but also to test the new whistleblowing mechanisms in detail.
Preventing fines
The Whistleblowing Directive leaves it to Member States to adopt effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions against entities that are in breach of their whistleblowing obligations. The Whistleblowing Act allows the Whistlebower Protection Office to impose a fine of up to €100,000 for a breach of an obligation.
Who is obliged to implement an internal reporting system?
A company that employs 50 or more employees or provides financial, transport safety or environmental services
Public authority
Basic legal obligations of the employer
In accordance with the provisions of the Whistleblowing Act, the following obligations must be complied with:
- create an internal whistleblowing directive
- establish an efficient and secure system for receiving and handling whistleblowing that complies with technical and organisational measures
- provide protection for whistleblowers
- provide mechanisms to identify and prevent retaliation
- keep records of notifications
Our team of experts will design services according to the needs of your company
The implementation process can be time consuming and the implementation and testing of a reporting system can save companies valuable time.
The comprehensive whistleblowing
advice that we provide includes
the following phases:
- Analysis and evaluation if the current status of the company in relation to the reporting of anti-social activities.
- Design of a suitable whistleblowing solution
- Implementation of an internal whistleblowing system
- Verification of reports
Our offer of whistleblowing packs
ESSENTIAL
Designed for small and medium-sized companies that do not yet have an internal reporting system in place.
Pack contents:- Development of internal documentation
- Preparation of Internal whistleblowing system - Whistlelink
- Basis for implementing a protection system in your company
- Support in the implementation of whistleblowing
- Support for the responsible person
- Training for the responsible person
- Ongoing evaluation of the functioning of the internal reporting system
- Preparation / modification of the code of ethics and internal documentation adopted by the company
- Training for employees
- Ongoing legal advice on whistleblowing
ADVANCED
Designed for medium and large companies that have an internal reporting system in place and need to ensure the review and modification of the reporting system and internal documentation, together with legal support.
Pack contents:- Development of internal documentation
- Preparation of Internal whistleblowing system - Whistlelink
- Basis for implementing a protection system in your company
- Support in the implementation of whistleblowing
- Support for the responsible person
- Training for the responsible person
- Ongoing evaluation of the functioning of the internal reporting system
- Preparation / modification of the code of ethics and internal documentation adopted by the company
- Training for employees
- Ongoing legal advice on whistleblowing
PREMIUM
Designed for medium and large companies that have an internal whistleblowing system in place and need to ensure the review and modification of the system and internal documentation, together with full legal advice at whistleblowing level.
Pack contents:- Development of internal documentation
- Preparation of Internal whistleblowing system - Whistlelink
- Basis for implementing a protection system in your company
- Support in the implementation of whistleblowing
- Support for the responsible person
- Training for the responsible person
- Ongoing evaluation of the functioning of the internal reporting system
- Preparation / modification of the code of ethics and internal documentation adopted by the company
- Training for employees
- Ongoing legal advice on whistleblowing
You can also rely on us to prepare and update internal guidelines and related documentation
We will set everything up for you and at the same time explain in detail how to apply the current legislation in practice and how to work with it further.
