Slovenia increasing protection of whistleblowers

Whistleblowers in the public and private sectors in Slovenia will enjoy better protection under a bill passed by the National Assembly on 27 January. The law sets down avenues to report breaches of legislation and includes a ban on retaliation and an obligation to protect a whistleblower's identity.

The act transposes an EU directive that was supposed to be implemented in national legislation by December 2021, so Slovenia already received a reprimand. But the government says the act is broader than the directive and refers to reporting of violations of any rules, not just EU...