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Horizons: Global trends in employment law Edition 3: Changing the tune – the age of the whistleblower?

In this third instalment of Horizons, partners at Eversheds Sutherland outline upcoming changes to EU whistleblowing regulation – and what they might mean for your own policies, procedures and practices.

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Internal Accountability

LuxLeaks, Cambridge Analytica and the Panama Papers are just a few examples of recent scandals propelled to the public’s attention by whistleblowers. Workers are increasingly speaking up against corruption, fraud, sexual harassment and harm and, in the process, preventing scandals from progressing and even saving lives. Yet some have encountered retaliation or have simply been ignored.

But this is set to change.

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