📄️ Professional Expertise
As an HinSchG-expert, you must apply the requirements of the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
📄️ Establishing an Internal Reporting Office
Are you setting up an internal reporting office? You will need to be consider some details in the implementation of whistleblower protection (German) sind einige Details zu beachten. This page helps you with the setup of the internal reporting office.
📄️ What to Do When a Report Comes In?
Typically, very few cases are reported each year. When a report comes in, it is always a special situation. This rough process serves as a quick guide:
📄️ Procedural Rules
As the team of the internal reporting office, you should urgently create a procedural rules document, that is publically available within your company. In it, you should transparently define your principles and procedures. A procedural rules document helps you carry out your work.
📄️ Confidentiality
According to the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG), the identity of the whistleblower is particularly protected. There is a confidentiality obligation.
📄️ Interviews
As part of investigations into leads, you will need to conduct interviews. Here are some tips: