Poland: Measures to require companies to implement whistleblower protection system

Entities employing at least 50 workers or more

Entities employing at least 50 workers or more

Article Posted date 28 December 2021

Pending legislation would implement a directive of the European Union to require entities employing at least 50 workers or more to develop and implement a whistleblower protection system.

According to the current version of the bill:

  • Legal entities in the private sector having between 50 to 249 workers would need to have a whistleblower protection system in place by 17 December 2023. 
  • Entities employing at least 250 workers would need to implement a whistleblower protection system as of the date of the law’s effective date.
  • Certain employers—such as accounting firms, shared-service centers, and holding companies—would need to establish internal reporting rules, regardless of the number of employees.

Read a December 2021 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Poland

 

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