The landmark EU Whistleblower Protection Directive has set a benchmark for safeguarding whistleblowers and ensuring whistleblowing is managed effectively.
But it’s not just in Europe – around the world, nations are taking action and establishing whistleblowing requirements, frameworks and legislation.
Select a country below to learn the details of its whistleblowing laws and requirements for whistleblower protections.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Austria.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Belgium.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Spain.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Croatia.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Cyprus.
The Danish Whistleblower Protection Law, (Lov om beskyttelse af whistleblowere), was published 24 June 2021.
The Netherlands Whistleblower Protection Act, House for Whistleblowers Act (Wet Huis voor klokkenluiders), has been amended to transpose the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive into the Dutch national laws.
The new legislation came into force on January 1st 2023. It states that Finnish private sector employers regularly employing at least 250 employees, and public sector employers regularly employing at least 50 employees, must set up a secure, confidential whistleblowing channel before the deadline of 1st April 2023.
The New French Whistleblower Protection Law, ‘Loi n° 2022-401’ or ‘Loi Waserman’, came into force in France on 1st September 2022 for all public and private organisations with 50 or more employees
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Germany.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Greece.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Hungary.
On 21st July 2022 a new whistleblower protection law came into force in Ireland for all public and private organisations with 50 or more employees. Download The Irish Protected Disclosures Act article to learn more.
Italy has many whistleblowing protection national laws aimed at public or private sector companies that have implemented the Organisational Model 231.
The Latvian Whistleblower Protection Law came into force on April 2, 2022 for all public and private organizations with 50 or more employees.
The Government of Luxembourg revealed The Luxembourg Whistleblower Protection Law draft, Draft Law 7945, announced 12 January 2022, would transpose, and go further than, EU Whistleblower Protection Directive requirements.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Portugal.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Romania.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Slovakia.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Slovenia.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Spain.
The Swedish Parliament adopted a new Swedish whistleblowing law, (lagen om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden), on 29 September 2021.
Discover the latest developments and updates in the national whistleblowing laws of Malta.
The Swedish Parliament adopted a new Swedish whistleblowing law, (lagen om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden), on 29 September 2021.