On LinkedIn, the president of the House of Whistleblowers recently published an article indicating that a report about a culture of fear can be a whistleblower report. Then employees would also be allowed to disclose that in certain cases.
Recently, the European Commission confirmed that small organizations may also share resources for their whistleblowing procedures. Thankfully, this can reduce the burden on SMEs.
House hosts session on whistleblowers; adopts three motions
On Sept. 13, there was a debate in the House of Representatives on the Whistleblower Protection Act. Secretary of State Van Huffelen promised to speed up progress. Then in October, three motions from House members were passed.
Are the whistleblowers of the Football Leaks and the Luanda Leaks not protected?
Portuguese whistleblower and hacker Rui Pinto has been sentenced to 4 years in prison in Portugal. He had already been arrested in Hungary in 2019. How about that, is he not protected as a whistleblower under the new EU law?
For some time we have been predicting that we will see more stories of whistleblowers on the front pages of newspapers. It turns out. Ten Department of Defense whistleblowers spoke to NRC about their experiences.
Whistleblower at BNP Paribas; case with unexpected tail
The Dutch real estate arm of BNP Paribas also had to deal with a whistleblower. Since it was not happy with how the issue had been handled internally, the information was given to the FD, which turned it into a front-page article.
In recent months, the House published a new investigative report, concluding that a reporter was wronged as many as four times. In addition, the House published a new brochure on the reporting procedure.
We are regularly asked: do you know of any whistleblower cases that ended well? Yes indeed! Look at this case study, for example.
Where to find us
From October 16-18, we will be at the Compliance Week Europe conference in London. On October 17, our Director Geert Vermeulen speaks there on ESG and on October 18 on whistleblowers
On Oct. 25 and 27, EIMF from Cyprus is organizing a course on “How to conduct a compliance risk assessment.
On November 6, you can join us for an English-language webinar training on the Whistleblower Protection Act
Nov. 15 and 17, EIMF will host a course on “How to set up an anti-bribery and corruption program.
On December 1, we will organize the Whistleblower Protection Act course in Utrecht
On December 6, we are hosting the course “How to coordinate a whistleblowing internal investigation report?” at EIMF from Cyprus.
And on Dec. 13 and 15, a training course on “How to conduct third party due diligence.
