How to meet the EU Whistleblowing Directive requirements?
Are you a company with more than 50 employees, a local authority, a school or a publicly funded organisation and want to be sure you're meeting all the requirements of the new EU directive? FaceUp has you covered.
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Requirements under the EU Whistleblowing Directive
The directive requires organizations to establish secure reporting channels, protect whistleblowers from retaliation, and ensure proper follow-up on reports. It applies to companies with 50+ employees, public sector organizations, and municipalities, mandating clear internal and external reporting mechanisms.
The reporting system must include confidential procedures for submitting concerns, protections against retaliation, and a structured process for investigating and addressing reports. Organizations must also allow whistleblowers to report externally to competent authorities.
Companies are required to acknowledge reports in a timely manner, provide regular updates on the investigation, and implement corrective measures when needed.
What are the EU Whistleblowing Directive requirements that FaceUp covers?
EU Whistleblowing Directive requirements | FaceUp |
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Set up a secure internal reporting channel which enables anonymous reports. | |
Designate an impartial person (assignee) who can receive and investigate reports from whistleblowers. | |
Protect whistleblowers against retaliation. | |
Respond to the report and investigate it within the statutory time limit. | |
Maintain a secure archive system for individual reports from all sources. | |
Enable written and oral reporting. For oral whistleblowing reports, you can upload a recording or a transcript. | |
Ensure confidential communication between whistleblower and assignee. | |
Make the reporting channel accessible not only to your employees but also to other groups (contractors, job applicants...). | |
Ensure that whistleblowers receive a fair evaluation of the legitimacy of their report. | |
Inform the whistleblower of the steps taken to investigate their report. | |
Ensure a fair evaluation of the legitimacy of their report. | |
Post the authorized person's details online and provide remote access to reports. | |
Create an internal wiki on the protection of whistleblowers and related legal documents. | |
Allow whistleblowers to file a report with a regulatory body or to make it public. | |
Whistleblowing channel available 24/7. | |
Train the designated person in their responsibilities and record this training. | |
Process data in accordance with GDPR. |
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HR Manager, Omnicom Media Group
We understand that in some situations it is not easy to speak up. That's why we introduced FaceUp - we want to give people the confidence that they can turn to us even in difficult times. At the same time, we are helping to create a safer environment for school children, which is really important to us!
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HR Director, Sportisimo
I definitely recommend FaceUp to all companies that, like us, have branches spread across different regions and countries. In such an environment, it is often difficult to systematically collect feedback from employees, but this anonymous platform makes it easy and efficient.
Jiri Linek
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
To ensure compliance with the required regulations, we have implemented FaceUp as part of our internal program. Our selection process focused on security, anonymity and ease of accessibility. FaceUp meets all of these requirements and their team is always available to us.
