Home » Legal developments » National legislation » Spain: an independent authority for the protection of whistle-blowers Spain: an independent authority for the protection of whistle-blowers Spanish legislation transposing the European directive on whistle-blowers is providing for the creation of an independent external whistleblowing channel, alongside penalties of up to € 1 million for companies or administrations that retaliate against whistle-blowers. Through Cécile Thibaud. Published on 15 March 2023 à 11h59 - Update on 15 March 2023 à 11h59 Resources The whistle-blower protection law that was published in Spain’s Official State Bulletin (BOE) on 21 February, came into effect on 13 March. The legislation takes up the main lines of the European Directive 2019/1937 (whistle-blower directive), approved in October 2019, and gives businesses with at least 50 employees as well as public administrations a period of three months to establish safe internal whistleblowing channels that protect the reporting of any discovered irregularities,… Cécile Thibaud Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
