Standard 1 : The legislation provides a clear definition of the scope of protected disclosures and of the persons afforded protection under the law

Legislation should clearly defines who can have a status of whistle-blower. That shouldn’t be exclusively public sector employees, but also persons who are employed in private sector, as well as persons who were employed in the public or private sector.

Summary

In all of the analysed countries, legislation provide definition of the scope of protected disclosures and of the person afforded protection under the law. However, only the legislations of Kosovo and Macedonia don’t require additional harmonization with international standards.

ALB BIH KOS MNE MKD AVG
Definition of whistleblowers
3
1
3
1
3
2.2
The subject of whistleblowing
2
1
3
1
3
2
Prevention of abuse
3
1
3
0
1
1.6

Current state of play

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Definition of whistleblowers The subject of whistleblowing Prevention of abuse