PROTECTION OF WHISTLEBLOWERS- CAN WHISTLEBLOWERS EXPECT BENEFITS?

Abstract

This study aims to provide an overview of the result of the legislative intention, which also set a mandatory deadline for the application of large companies employing more than 250 people, since they must apply the Act XXV of 2023 on complaints, reporting legal breaches starting from July 24, 2023. Above complaints, public interest reports, and the rules on whistleblowing this act and subject contains the regulation of the duties of the lawyer protecting whistleblowers.

The purpose of the article is to point out, based on the review of international scientific literature, of seconder research, that whistleblowing protection is an important tool to and reporting are especially supporting tools for the organizations, working places, employees and employers. The protection of whistleblowers is an important means of strengthening organizational security. It is not disputed that the higher the level of trust in the organization, the safer the organization.

Trust and security are interrelated concepts and phenomena. This study aims to present one area of organizational security through the institution of the whistleblower protection lawyer. The article can be of help to theoretical and practical specialists dealing with the subject trust, security and legal regulations.