EUROPEAN COUNTRIES PUSH AHEAD WITH BUILDING WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS
January 1st, 2020
WHISTLEBLOWER laws may not be new, but they are becoming stronger and being implemented in an increasing number of jurisdictions worldwide – with progress being notable in Europe. The European Union (EU) has ensured in a new directive, approved last October (2019), that all 28 member states within the union last year - ahead of Britain’s January 31 exit from the EU - acquire whistleblowing laws with teeth through a new directive approved by EU ministers last October (2019). It says member states must offer legal protection to whistleblowers by late 2021 who ...
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