on the rights of employees and establishes obligations for employers. We provide an overview of the Whistleblower Protection Act in our blog post from 16.12.2023.
As a consent law, however, the bill required the approval of the Federal Council. Shortly before the vote in the Bundesrat, there were already press reports that the Union states were threatening to reject the law.On 10.02.2023, the Bundesrat refused to give its approval. The Federal Republic of Germany will therefore still not fulfill its implementation obligations under the EU Whistleblower Directive.
In order to still implement the bill, the Federal Government and the Bundestag can try to find a compromise with the federal states via the Mediation Committee.
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