Who should have access to the whistleblower portal?
- The portal should be made available to all employees of the company
- Additionally, the portal can be made available to partners, shareholders, board members, etc.
What requirements are there for the company?
- A whistleblower unit must be designated for receiving and processing reports – this can be a single person or a department
- The unit must be impartial and able to handle reports objectively and factually
- The whistleblower unit must operate independently of the workplace's daily management and cannot consist of members of the executive team
- General guidelines for the whistleblower unit's case handling must be established
What requirements are there for the whistleblower unit?
- Receive reports and maintain contact with the whistleblower
- Confirm receipt of reports within seven days
- Follow up on reports diligently
- Provide feedback to the whistleblower as soon as possible - and within a maximum of 3 months from the confirmation of receipt
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