Whistleblowing in Polish Business Entities in Relation to EU Legal Requirements

• Authors: Agnieszka Skoczylas-Tworek

Title variants

PL

Whistleblowing w polskich podmiotach gospodarczych wobec unijnych wymogów prawnych

Abstracts

PL

Whistleblowing jako narzędzie sygnalizowania o dostrzeżonych nieprawidłowościach jest obecnie uznawany za jeden z ważniejszych procesów, jaki powinien zostać wdrożony w każdej organizacji. Jego wagę i znaczenie dla prawidłowego, zgodnego z prawem działania organizacji podkreślają zapisy Dyrektywy UE 2019/1937 w sprawie ochrony osób zgłaszających naruszenia praw Unii. Koncentrują się one przede wszystkim na wdrożeniu zasad i procedur umożliwiających informowanie o nieprawidłowościach oraz zapewnieniu wystarczającej ochrony demaskatorom. Celem publikacji była ocena praktycznych aspektów wdrażania i upowszechniania narzędzia whistleblowingu w wybranych polskich podmiotach gospodarczych wobec wymogów, jakie stawia Dyrektywa UE 2019/1937. Przeprowadzone badanie potwierdziło prezentowane dotychczas w literaturze przedmiotu stanowisko niezapewnienia wystarczających i skutecznych narzędzi nie tylko zastosowania whistleblowingu, ale również ochrony sygnalistów. Tym samym wykazało, że większość z badanych firm jest dopiero na początku drogi wdrażania zgodnych z wymogami unijnymi systemów zgłaszania naruszeń. Przyczyn powyższego należy upatrywać nie tylko po stronie podmiotów, ale również w opóźniającym się procesie implementowania prawa unijnego na grunt prawa krajowego.

EN

Whistleblowing as a signaling tool for perceived irregularities is now recognized as one of the most important processes that should be implemented in every organization. Its importance and relevancetotheproper,lawfuloperationofanorganizationisemphasizedbytheprovisions ofEUDirective 2019/1937 on the protection of whistleblowers. They focus primarily on the implementation of the rules and procedures to enable whistleblowing and ensure sufficient protection for whistleblowers. The purpose of the paper was to assess the practical aspects of the implementation and dissemination of the whistleblowing tool in selected Polish business entities in the face of the requirements set by EU Directive 2019/1937. The study carried out confirmed the position presented so far in the literature of not providing sufficient and effective tools not only for the implementation of whistleblowing, but also for the protection of whistleblowers. Thus, it showed that most of the surveyed companies are only at the beginning of the path in implementing EU-compliant whistleblowing systems. The reasons for the above should be seen not only on the part of the entities, but also in the delayed process of implementing EU law into national law.

Keywords

EN

whistleblowing; fraud; abuse; compliance; violation; EU Directive

PL

whistleblowing; oszustwa; nadużycia; zgodność; nieprawidłowośc

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 123-133

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Agnieszka Skoczylas-Tworek

• University of Lodz

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15611/pn.2023.2.11

Biblioteka Nauki

2206346