If you’re a UK food manufacturer, you need to have a Whistleblowing Hotline in place from 1 February 2019. Here, we explain what to consider when implementing a compliant reporting system.

On the evening of Tuesday 12 March 2019, the European Commission reached a provisional agreement on new rules that will provide better protection for whistleblowers.

A change in Spanish legislation means organisations are now permitted to receive anonymous reports about legal or regulatory breaches from employees and contracted third parties.

The past year has witnessed several UK employment law cases that may have implications for whistleblowers and their employers. Here, we outline key highlights from several relevant cases.

Six months after “GDPR Day”, the true definition of “GDPR compliance” is gradually becoming clearer. Its impact on whistleblowing mechanisms, meanwhile, remains somewhat murky.

Whilst Data Protection has dominated many jurisdictions’ reviews over the past 12 months (thanks largely to GDPR), a number of whistleblowing-specific legislation changes have also been proposed and passed.