[Czech Republic] "Poll: Most employees fear to report rules violation at work," Prague Daily Monitor, December 12, 2009.
Almost a half of employees in the Czech Republic have met with a serious violation of regulations and rules at work, but most of them have not reported such cases, according to a poll by the Transparency International Czech Republic (TIC) released to CTK. Click here to read more.
[Japan] "Revise the whistle-blower law," The Japan Times, December 12, 2009.
More than three and a half years have passed since a law protect whistle-blowers went into force in April 2006. Click here to read more.
Download Japan's Whistleblower Protection Act (Act No. 122 of 2004) - English Version
[Canada] Puxley, Chinta, "Pathologist whistleblower alleges patient safety at risk due to 'toxic' workload," metronews.ca, December 11, 2009.
A whistleblower alleges excessive workloads in Manitoba pathology labs have led to the wrong diagnosis in at least one case, but provincial health officials say it doesn't appear patients are at risk. Click here to read more.
[UK] Verkaik, Robert, "Baby P whistle-blower to sue council," The Independent, December 11, 2009.
The senior social worker who first warned the Government about serious failings in the investigation of childcare cases - six months before the death of Baby Peter - is suing Haringey Council for vitimisation. Click here to read more.
[France] Sage, Adam, "HSBC whistleblower in hiding amid money laundering investigation," TimesOnline, December 10, 2009.
Swiss authorities have opened a criminal inquiry after allegations that a former HSBC employee gave stolen data concerning client accounts at the bank's Geneva branch to French tax authorities. Click here to read more.
[Ireland] Burke-Kennedy, Eoin, "Safeguards for whistleblowers sought," Irishtimes.com, December 9, 2009.
Anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) has called on the Government to establish legal safeguards for employees who expose wrongdoing or corrupt practice in their pieces of work. Click here to read more.
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