Whistleblowing System Service

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Whistleblowing in Hungary

• According to the new Whistleblowers Act, it is mandatory for all companies with more than 50 employees in Hungary to create an abuse reporting system, i.e. a complaint system.
• The rules were introduced in accordance with the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937).
• The whistleblowing system enables companies to reveal harmful or illegal processes within the company.
• Damage caused by fraud, corruption or negligence becomes detectable. Serious financial disadvantages can be avoided and prevented.

Extensive obligation for handling complaints

• The legislation requires that the Hungarian company handle complaints not only from its own employees, but also from other persons defined by law.
• Employers must also allow whistleblowers to report both in writing and verbally.
• Another feature of the regulation is that companies must also accept anonymous reports.
• For the above reasons, simple online reporting platforms do not ensure full compliance with the law.

Benefits of involving experts

• In the case of internal whistleblower-systems by employers, confidentiality is difficult to implement in practice.
• Whistleblowers have more confidence in external experts who are independent and bound by confidentiality.
• The Hungarian Whistleblower Act contains a number of data management provisions that require specialist knowledge in connection with the GDPR regulations.

It's worth it because…

• A well-designed whistleblowing system helps not only to fufill legal obligations, but it is also a valuable asset for  the company. It becomes possible to detect and prevent illegal activities and damage.
• The introduction of an effective complaint system brings financial benefits to the company and it also improves the company's compliance culture and the employees' sense of personal responsibility.