Whistleblowing - A Comparative Study

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STAR Sample Procedure (2010)

(c) the period referred to in Article 3.2 is unreasonably long given the circumstances involved and the employee has voiced his/her objections to the senior corporate officer; or (d) an exception applies as referred to in the following paragraph. 2. An exception as referred to in Article 5.1.d. shall apply in the event that (a) an acute threat involving a serious and urgent public interest requires an immediate external report to be made; (b) the employee has good reason to fear reprisals if he/she reports the matter internally; (c) there is a clear risk that evidence will be concealed or destroyed; (d) a prior internal report of, essentially, the same malpractice made in accordance with the procedure has not led to the desired effect; (e) the employee is obliged or empowered by law to immediately report the matter externally

Article 6 1. Within the meaning of these rules, an external third party shall be any organisation or organisational representative, not including the counsellor or an advisor, to which the employee reports suspected malpractice because, in his/her considered opinion and given the circumstances of the case, the public interest being served by reporting the malpractice takes precedence over the employer’s interest in maintaining confidentiality, and which, in the employee’s considered opinion, can be regarded as capable of rectifying the malpractice or having it rectified, either directly or indirectly. 2. Subject to the provisions of Article 6.3, the employee may report suspected malpractice to an external third party as referred to in the preceding paragraph in one of the cases described in Article 5. 3. The employee shall report the suspected malpractice to the external third party that he/she deems most appropriate given the circumstances of the case, while duly considering how effectively that party can intervene as well as the employer’s interest in minimising the loss or damage suffered as a result of such intervention, insofar as such loss or damage is not necessarily the result of measures taken to oppose the malpractice. 4. The greater the risk that reporting suspected malpractice to an external party will cause serious loss or damage to the employer, the stronger the employee’s suspicions must be before doing so.


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STAR Sample Procedure (2010

6min
pages 331-336

Annex 2

9min
pages 341-346

Annex 1

5min
pages 337-340

of Whistle-Blowing Legislation in the United States

1hr
pages 279-328

Legal Material

2min
pages 329-330

and Other Whistleblowers in the Republic of Slovenia

36min
pages 263-278

13 Romania: First Steps to Whistleblowers’ Protection

47min
pages 243-262

from the Perspective of a Country Without Specific Legislation

19min
pages 235-242

and Case Law Dagmara Skupień

32min
pages 221-234

10 Country Report: The Kingdom of the Netherlands

40min
pages 203-220

A Personal View and Analysis David Fabri

34min
pages 187-202

6 Whistleblowing: National Report for France

1hr
pages 125-154

5 Whistleblowing: National Report for the Czech Republic

26min
pages 115-124

German Whistleblowing Law Between Conflicting Values

1hr
pages 155-180

The Cypriot Experience Constantinos Kombos

36min
pages 101-114

8 Whistleblowing: National Report for Ireland

16min
pages 181-186

3 The Protection of Whistleblowers in the Republic of Croatia

1hr
pages 73-100

Managing Disclosures by the “Up the Ladder” Principle

1hr
pages 33-72

Portugal: The Protection of the Whistleblower

1min
pages 12-13

The Whistleblowing Dilemma in Malta Continues

1min
pages 9-10

Financial Incentives and Truth-Telling: The Growth

42min
pages 15-32

Whistleblowing in Poland According to Legislation

1min
page 11

Duty to Loyalty, Fundamental Rights, and Public Policy

2min
pages 7-8

The Legal Response to Whistleblowing in Canada

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Protection of Persons Reporting Corruption

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