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25 September 2024
Whistleblower protection provisions enter into force

Today, 25 September 2024, most provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act, including those concerning internal reporting, come into force. Accordingly, entities employing, as of 1 January or 1 July of a given year, at least 50 persons, will be required, among other things, to implement an internal reporting procedure.

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27 June 2024
Procedures for internal notifications to be introduced already in September

On 24 June 2024, the Whistleblowers’ Act was published in the Journal of Laws of the Republic of Poland with most of its provisions taking effect on 25 September 2024.

Employers must now determine whether they are obligated to introduce procedures for internal notifications – we have prepared guidelines on how to check.

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21 June 2024
The law on the protection of whistleblowers has been signed by the President

On Thursday, 20 June 2024, the legislative work concerning the implementation of the European Parliament and Council (EU) Directive 2019/1937 was completed. The President signed the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers.   

The law will now be published in the Official Gazette, which will trigger the start of the vacatio legis period. Most of the provisions will enter into force three months after the date of promulgation, most probably at the end of September 2024.

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14 June 2024
The Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers – the Sejm has adopted the Senate’s amendments, and it is currently awaiting the President’s signature

On Friday, 14 June 2024, the Sejm (the lower house of Polish Parliament) passed a law on the protection of whistleblowers. Thus, a piece of legislation that does not relate to labour law will go to the President for signature. Under the whistleblowing procedure, legal entities will not have to deal with reports of bullying or discrimination. Employers will be entitled to consider such reports, but this will not be mandatory.

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5 June 2024
The Whistleblower Act – the Senate has removed labour law from the areas of law in which a whistleblower can report wrongdoing

On Wednesday, 5 June, 2024, the Senate submitted changes to the whistleblower bill adopted by the Sejm – removing labour law from the list of areas in which wrongdoing can be reported. The bill will now return to the Sejm, which will decide whether to approve the change made by the Senate.

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23 May 2024
Ustawa o ochronie sygnalistów przyjęta przez Sejm

W czwartek 23 maja 2024 r. Sejm przyjął ustawę o ochronie sygnalistów implementującą do polskiego porządku prawnego dyrektywę Parlamentu Europejskiego i Rady (UE) 2019/1937 z 23 października 2019 r. w sprawie ochrony osób zgłaszających naruszenia prawa Unii. Teraz ustawą zajmie się Senat.

Przepisy ustawy co do zasady mają wejść w życie po trzech miesiącach od jej ogłoszenia w Dzienniku Ustaw.