Whistleblower protection

Who can file a report

A report may be filed by a natural person who has become aware of possible illegal conduct in connection with their work or other similar activities for RILSA. The report may concern conduct that:

has the characteristics of a criminal offense,
has the characteristics of a misdemeanor,
violates a legal regulation or European Union regulation in the area specified by the Whistleblower Protection Act.

Ways to file a report

Reports can be filed through the internal reporting system in the following ways:

e-mail: oznameni@rilsa.cz
telephone: +420 211 015 844
in person: by prior arrangement with the relevant person

Reports can also be submitted via the external reporting system of the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.

RILSA also allows anonymous reports to be submitted. However, in the case of an anonymous report, it may not be possible to inform the reporter that the report has been received or of the outcome of its assessment.

Competent person

Reports are received and assessed by a competent person designated in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act.

The competent person is obliged to maintain the confidentiality of the identity of the whistleblower and all persons mentioned in the report.

Competent person:
Head of the National Information, Education and Awareness Centre
Research Institute for Labor and Social Affairs, v. v. i.
Jeruzalémská 1283/9
110 00 Prague 1

e-mail: oznameni@rilsa.cz

Handling of reports

The whistleblower shall be notified of the receipt of the report within 7 days.
The whistleblower shall be notified of the outcome of the assessment within 30 days.
In justified cases, this period may be extended by 30 days, up to a maximum of twice.
The relevant person may propose measures to remedy the identified unlawful conduct.