To apply equally in the public and private sectors, on 15 November Italy’s ‘whistleblowing’ law was voted in by a significant majority of the country’s Chamber of Deputies. The law intends to afford better protection to people who signal workplace-based illegal activity. The text includes measures to safeguard whistleblowers’ anonymity and ensure they do not subsequently suffer reprisals or discrimination. The law is a step towards greater transparency in a country where corruption is commonplace.
The law adopted on 15 November bolsters an already partially formulated arsenal of protection as defined by the laws of 2009 and 2012 with nonetheless differences between the public and private sectors.
Protecting whistleblowers and avoiding slander. Employees can indicate illegal activity (offenses, crimes, improprieties) once it is based on ‘consistent, clear facts’. Workers can also indicate breaches of ‘business organization models and management’ that have to be implemented as under law 231
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