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By: Jonas Breyer

Status: 2024-04-19

Compliance, Q&A, Germany, Employment / HR, Other HR issues, Data protection

How should I deal with whistleblowers as a company in Germany?

Whistleblowers are people who uncover grievances and legal violations in a professional context. One example is the engineer Sam Salehpour, who repeatedly pointed out grossly defective aircraft to the aircraft manufacturer Boeing (https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amerika/boeing-anhoerung-102.html). Since 2023, the Whistleblower Protection Act in Germany, based on the EU Whistleblower Directive, has regulated the conditions under which whistleblowers may […]

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