Lag (2021:890) om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden (Act on protection for persons who report wrongdoing)
Effective: 17 Dec 2021
Plain-English summary
Protects people who report work-related wrongdoing in the public interest and requires employers with 50 or more employees to run internal reporting channels (ch. 5). Employers may not retaliate against a reporter (ch. 3 s. 1). Issued 7 October 2021.
Who it applies to
All industries
Topics
Employment & Whistleblowing
Obligations arising from this law or regulation
Obligation
Timing
Regulator
Source
Detail
Internal reporting channels for employers with 50 or more employees
Ch. 5 s. 2 requires employers with 50 or more employees at the start of the calendar year to have internal reporting channels and procedures; s. 5 requires independent persons or units to receive and follow up reports. Private employers with 50-249 employees may share channels (s. 3).
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