Readers, in particular employers, may find useful A &L Goodbody thoughts and insights after 18 months of the new whistleblowing regime | A&L Goodbody LLP (algoodbody.com) .It is written 18 months after Ireland transposed the EU Whistleblowing Directive through the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Act 2022 (“2022 Act”). It notes for example a substantial increase in the number of whistleblowing claims and discusses the question most frequently asked by its international employer clients. This is whether the employer can retain its centralised reporting channel at parent company level with the introduction of the 2022 Act or whether each legal entity in a group has to have its own internal reporting channels and procedures.
Readers are also reminded of the Institute resources in this area. The Institute pages on protected disclosures on the technical hub have a large volume of information and resources available on this topic.
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