{"id":36557,"date":"2020-08-20T11:33:45","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=36557"},"modified":"2020-08-20T11:33:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:33:45","slug":"whistleblowing-time-for-international-switzerland-to-meet-the-global-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/whistleblowing-time-for-international-switzerland-to-meet-the-global-standard\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblowing: Time For International Switzerland To Meet The Global Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Yasmine Motarjemi: Since the Enron case in 2001, the importance of whistleblowing for protection of the public and prevention of corruption has been increasingly recognized. Subsequently, many governments have taken steps to protect employees from retaliation. In the United States, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was promulgated in 2002 to increase accountability and encourage whistleblowing. A number of other countries have introduced similar legislation. In April 2019 the European Union adopted a directive to reinforce the protection of whistleblowers. Member states have now until the end of 2021 to adapt their laws. Switzerland, however, stands embarrassingly behind writes Yasmine Motarjemi, who, as a former Nestl\u00e9 manager, recently won a court case against her former employer for bullying and psychological harassment when she tried to blow the whistle internally on food safety failures. Swiss law, however, still does not enable any form of sanctions to be taken against companies breaking the law….Global Geneva.com<\/a>
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