Greece's whistleblower law, the Law 4990/2022:
Firms with 50+ staff name a Report Receipt and Monitoring Officer. A company breach draws €10,000-€500,000, and reporters get free legal and psychological support at state cost.
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@wemoral.comGreece's whistleblower law, the Law 4990/2022:
Firms with 50+ staff name a Report Receipt and Monitoring Officer. A company breach draws €10,000-€500,000, and reporters get free legal and psychological support at state cost.
@wemoral.comWhistleblower Harry Markopolos needed five minutes to spot that Bernie Madoff's returns were fake and four hours to prove it. He warned the SEC three times over nine years. They filed it away. Madoff's $64.8 billion Ponzi collapsed only when he confessed. #whistleblowing
@harmscommitted.com@wemoral.comIn the EU, a job candidate who reports wrongdoing during hiring is a whistleblower in all 27 states. The UK Court of Appeal ruled the opposite in 2025. Where you stand decides whether you're protected.
@carelearninguk.bsky.socialWhistleblowing in care: how to raise a concern and how the law protects you.
#SpeakUpMonth #Whistleblowing
@fediboard-culture.bsky.socialA new UK whistleblowing portal now lets film, TV, music, and theatre workers report abuse, harassment, and discrimination in confidence.
@bpfreespeech.bsky.socialWhistleblower Simon Andriesz spent years asking the FCA to investigate his concerns, and for protection against retaliation. After his death, the regulator faces calls for an external inquiry – and for its chair to resign.
#Whistleblowing #Whistleblowers
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@wemoral.comPortugal's whistleblower law, the Lei n.º 93/2021, flips the timeline against the employer.
Any payback within two years of a report is presumed illegal until the employer proves otherwise. Fines reach €250,000, set by the anti-corruption body MENAC.
@securedrop.social.freedom.press.ap.brid.gySecureDrop Inbox 1.7.1 is now available!
This is a hotfix release that addresses an issue where exporting to USB devices would not work because the drives could not be unlocked.
https://securedrop.org/news/securedrop-inbox-1_7_1-released/
@wemoral.comBoeing whistleblower John Barnett spent 32 years at the company. As a 787 quality manager he warned the FAA of stray metal shavings near flight controls and 1 in 4 oxygen masks failing tests. In 2024, mid-deposition in his retaliation case, he was found dead. #whistleblowing
@wemoral.comThe US SEC has paid whistleblowers over 2.2 billion dollars, including one 279 million dollar award. The UK now copies the model, with HMRC paying 15-30%. The EU and Poland still say no bounty, only protection.
Should tipsters get paid for their information?
@wemoral.comFinland's whistleblower law, the ilmoittajansuojelulaki, has a gap.
The whole country runs through one central state channel. But there is no administrative fine for an employer that fails to set up a channel, while a false report is a criminal fine.
@wemoral.comWhistleblower Linda Tripp secretly recorded about 20 hours of calls with her friend Monica Lewinsky and handed them to prosecutor Ken Starr in 1998. The tapes helped impeach Bill Clinton. The Pentagon then illegally leaked her files, and she won over $595,000. #whistleblowing
@thepharmacistnews.bsky.socialPharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures last year
#pharmacy #regulation #GPhC #whistleblowing #pharmacist #healthcare #NHS
@thepharmacistnews.bsky.socialPharmacy regulator received 66 whistleblowing disclosures last year
#pharmacy #regulation #GPhC #whistleblowing #pharmacist #healthcare #NHS
@bpfreespeech.bsky.socialJoburg City Power manager fired after blowing the whistle on an illegal plan to cede procurement & privatise assets worth R1 billion. The city is plagued by regular power cuts amid allegations of financial mismanagement, corruption & governance failures.
#SouthAfrica #Whistleblowing
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@sentrient.bsky.socialNot sure whether your organisation needs a whistleblower policy in Australia?
Discover who is covered, what your policy must include, how whistleblower protections work.
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#Whistleblower #WhistleblowerPolicy #Whistleblowing #WhistleblowerProtection
@bildungsserver.bsky.socialInformativer Beitrag in @taz.de über die Pflicht zum Widerspruch für #Beamte, wenn eine AfD-geführte Landesregierung sie anweisen sollte, gegen geltendes Recht zu verstoßen.
Neben der #Remonstration eignet sich dafür auch #Whistleblowing.
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#FediLZ #Sachsenanhalt
@deutscherbildungsserver.bildung.social.ap.brid.gyInformativer und empfehlenswerter Beitrag in @tazgetroete über die Pflicht zum Widerspruch für #Beamte, wenn eine AfD-geführte Landesregierung sie anweisen sollte, gegen geltendes Recht zu verstoßen.
Neben der #Remonstration kann auch #Whistleblowing (seit 2023 mit neuem Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz […]
@wemoral.comPhone hotlines log caller IDs. Email keeps headers and signatures. Postal mail carries handwriting. A web form is the one whistleblowing channel where revealing your identity is a choice, not a side effect of the tech.
