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Eesti teavituskanali seadus
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What is the legislation of the Republic of Estonia?
On 15 May 2024 the Act on the Protection of Persons Who Report Work-Related Breaches of European Union Law was adopted. It is also known as the whistleblower protection act, and it requires a number of companies and public bodies to establish a confidential reporting channel.
Who does the law apply to?
a legal entity with 50 or more employees;
the state authority and the institution managed by it;
an official body of a local government unit and an institution managed by it with 50 or more employees, or a local government unit with a population of 10,000 or more;
On the subject of state financial supervision specified in § 2 subsection 2 of the Financial Supervision Authority Act.
Who should be able to report a violation?
a person working on the basis of an employment contract or other contract under the law of debt;
official;
sole trader;
member of the management and control body of a company, non-profit organization, foundation and state-owned profit-making institution;
shareholder and partner of the company;
a person acting as a volunteer;
a person doing an internship at an institution or a legal person or a self-employed person;
a person engaged in pre-contractual negotiations or otherwise preparing a contract or a person whose employment relationship has ended;
a person receiving an athlete's allowance;
a person working for a contractual partner of an institution or legal entity in the form specified in points 1-9 of this paragraph.
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