Obligation to establish internal reporting offices (up to 249 employees)

The Law for better protection of whistleblowers and for the implementation of the directive on the protection of persons who report violations of Union law provides a transitional regulation for private employers with generally 50 to 249 employees for the obligation to set up internal reporting offices, so that they must set up internal reporting points only from 17. December 2023 onwards (§ 42 Para. 1 HinSchG).

Obligation to set up internal reporting points

Around 5 months have passed since the German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) came into effect on 2. July 2023. Since then, the obligation to set up internal reporting points for affected companies has applied.

However, so far there has been a transitional regulation for medium-sized businesses with 50 to 249 employees, so that they will only have their internal reporting points to be set up from 17. December 2023.

This transition period for medium-sized companies expires next week, meaning medium-sized companies with up to 250 employees must also set up internal reporting points.

Set up an internal reporting point quickly and easily using digital whistleblower software

Even if the transition period for the obligation to set up internal reporting points ends in a few days, it is still possible to set up an internal reporting point in good time. With digital whistleblower software such as the hintcatcher whistleblower system, an internal reporting point can easily be implemented and the obligation to set up an internal reporting point can be implemented in a timely manner.

The hintcatcher whistleblower system is designed as Software as a Service (SaaS) / cloud software and can therefore be set up by you yourself in just a few minutes - at any time of the day or night without complex project planning, training, consultation sessions or on-site implementation. With the digital whistleblower software hintcatcher, you can still complete your obligation to set up an internal reporting office in a timely manner.

We offer a free trial version for the hintcatcher system, with which you can get to know the system for a limited time, try it out intensively and see for yourself.

If you decide to use hintcatcher after your test, your (test) system will be licensed when you book a hintcatcher subscription and can then be used immediately. This means there is no additional setup effort and you can provide your internal reporting point in a timely manner.

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Summary

Even if the transition period for the obligation to set up internal reporting points for medium-sized companies expires on December 17, 2023, an internal reporting point can still be implemented in time. With digital whistleblower software like the hintcatcher whistleblower system, an internal reporting point can be set up in just a few minutes so that you are ready in good time.

Note: Despite careful research, this is not legal advice, information is partly based on draft legislation. Subject to change without notice.