The Netherlands: Senate adopts bill amending Whistleblowers Act

On 24 January 2023, after more than a year’s delay, the Dutch Senate finally adopted the bill protecting whistleblowers. The European Commission had launched an infringement procedure against the Dutch state because of the late implementation of the EU Directive 2019/1937. This text amends the Whistleblowers House Act of 2016, which already required companies with at least 50 employees to set up an internal procedure for reporting breaches of EU law. Among the main changes with the bill, whistl