On the last day of February, the Government submitted a new draft law transposing Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report violations of EU law, i.e. the “Whistleblowing” Directive (the “Directive”) into domestic law. The aim of the legislation is to allow employees and contractors in companies with 50 or more employees to report abuses and breaches of law in the company without fear of retaliation and to ensure that these reports are investigated by companies according to a pre-defined procedure.
If passed by Parliament, the Bill will enter into force 60 days after its publication, so there is likely to be a short timeframe for compliance to be developed.
