On the 18th of February, the Whistleblower Protection Act came into force. From now on, legal entities of 250 employees or more must have adapted their whistleblowing procedure and have designated one or more independent persons to receive and/or follow up on whistleblower reports. This also applies to all parties in the financial sector and all organisations required to comply with anti-money laundering legislation, regardless of their size. Legal entities with 50-249 employees still have until the 17th of December to prepare for this.
What does the Whistleblower Protection Act mean for you? What has changed? When is a report a whistleblower report? What role does the confidential adviser play? And what do you have to change? During our course on March 8, we will discuss this in detail.
On the 24th of January 2023, the Senate passed the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act without further discussion. Then, on the 3rd of February, they sent a letter to the minister asking for further explanation of the law in response to questions from employees at NPO, the Dutch public broadcasting organization. A strange course of action.
Strong conclusions on reporting culture at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commissioned a study on its internal reporting culture. The conclusions and recommendations are worded diplomatically but they are quite harsh.
Where can you find us?
The coming months you can find us here:
20 February: Webinar in cooperation with the National Association of Confidential Counselors (LVV)
21 and 23 February: Online course 'How to conduct a compliance risk assessment' via EIMF in Cyprus
16 March: Webinar on the Whistleblowers Protection Act for Adfiz members
21 March: Geert Vermeulen will speak during a session on 'The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Data Analytics' at the SCCE conference in Amsterdam together with Tatiana Caldas - Löttiger
5 and 7 April: Online course 'How to set up an anti-bribery and corruption programme' via EIMF in Cyprus
21 April: Meeting for non-Dutch-speaking ethics & compliance officers in the Netherlands
11 May: Online course 'How to coordinate an internal investigation' via EIMF in Cyprus
