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EU Whistleblowing Directive a ‘potential minefield’ for compliance
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Neil Hodge2021-05-10T15:57:00
An EU directive designed to harmonize whistleblower protections could produce complexity as lawyers warn there are likely to be wide variations in the level of security each country’s national law will offer.
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