Die Auswirkungen der Richtlinie (EU) 2019/1937 auf Arbeitnehmer-Hinweisgeber

The need to protect whistleblowers is impressively demonstrated by the fate of persons who have reported breaches in the past. The Whistleblower Directive is the first Europe-wide and cross-jurisdictional regulation on the protection of whistleblowers. The author examines the requirements it places on the establishment and operation of reporting channels, the report and public disclosure of breaches by employee whistleblowers and their protection in the employment relationship. Among other things, she examines the question of whether they have the right to choose between internal and external reports of breaches and shows ways to motivate them to report internally as a preference.