Whistleblowing "in a new way"

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Ivan Kisely

Partner
Slovak Republic

As a partner of the Bird & Bird office in Slovakia, I offer more than 12 years of experience supporting clients predominantly on Corporate/M&A transactions and commercial contracts with a strong expertise in innovative projects in the Automotive and Defence industry.

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Katarína Pfeffer

Senior Associate
Slovak Republic

As a Senior Associate with more than 12 years of professional experience, I head up the Employment practice in Bratislava advising the clients on all aspects of Slovak labor laws from employment commencement to employment termination, incl. specific HR related topics like diversity & inclusion, privacy & data protection, whistleblowing, IP and social security.

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Dávid Füssi

Junior Associate
Slovak Republic

I am a junior associate in Bird & Bird's Bratislava office and member of our Corporate & Commercial and International HR Services groups.

Whistleblowing has undoubtedly been one of the hottest topics in the employer environment in Slovakia recently.

Although the reporting of anti-social activities is not new, as this issue has been regulated in detail by a special law since 2019, Act No. 54/2019 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers of Anti-Social Activity and on Amendments and Supplements to Certain Acts, as amended, as a result of implementing EU legislation, Slovak legislators have amended a number of provisions of the Act, effective from 1 July 2023 and 1 September 2023 respectively (the "Amendment").

The Amendment aims to strengthen the position of whistleblowers, as well as introduce new obligations for employers, the non-compliance of which will now be punished by higher rates of fines or new financial penalties.

Let's take a look together at the key changes that the Amendment brings with it.

Full version here

Changes effective from 1 July 2023

Changes effective from 1 September 2023

Full Slovak version here 

 

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