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Anticorruption barometer


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Non-corrupt and professional public administration — #74 Dismissal protection of whistleblowers

A legitimate corruption announcement triggers dismissal protection for the public employee which is effective retroactively from the moment of making the announcement. Whistleblower which made a legitimate corruption announcement cannot be dismissed until the investigation which he/she instigated is terminated.

Justification and sources

Selected update

Updated: 04/2016 Parameter update history

Effectiveness:
100%
Progression:
40%
Ministry prepares a law proposal with a solution

The legislative intention does not bestow on a legitimate whistleblower an effective protection before the act of dismissal as such. The parallel proposal of the ministry of finance grants to a legitimate whistleblower the status of protected whistleblower; as long as such status is granted the whistleblower can be dismissed only with the consent of the Labour Authority if such dismissal was not related to whistleblowing.

Compared to current state

Updated: 06/2017 Parameter update history

Effectiveness:
100%
Progression:
60%
The law proposal is in the Lower Chamber

The Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, does not bestow on a legitimate whistleblower an effective protection before the act of dismissal as such. The parallel MP proposal grants to a legitimate whistleblower the status of protected whistleblower; as long as such status is granted the whistleblower can be dismissed only with the consent of the Labour Authority if such dismissal was not related to whistleblowing.