Activities of Jytte GUTELAND related to 2016/2224(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas whistleblowing has proved useful in a number of areas, such as public health, taxation, the environment protection, consumer protection, combating corruption and upholding social rights;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present a horizontal legislative proposal, with respect for existing national legislations and without limiting the possibility for Member States to take further measures, with a view to effectively protecting whistleblowers in the EU before the end of this year; stresses that there are at present a number of possibilities for legal bases enabling the EU to take action on the matter; calls on the Commission to consider all those possibilities with the aim of proposing a coherent and effective mechanism;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to present a horizontal legislative proposal with a view to effectively protecting whistleblowers in the EU before the end of this year; stresses that there are at present a number of possibilities for legal bases enabling the EU to take action on the matter; calls on the Commission to consider all those possibilities with the aim of proposing a broad coherent and effective mechanism;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a breach of the public interest includes, but is not limited to, acts of corruption, criminal offences, breaches of legal obligation, miscarriage of justice, abuse of authority, conflicts of interest, unlawful use of public funds, threats to the environment, health, public safety, national security and privacy and personal data protection, tax avoidance, attacks on workers’ rights and other social rights and attacks on human rights and acts to cover up any of these breaches;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the role of whistleblowers in revealing serious attacks on the public interest has proved its significance on many occasions over a number of years and that whistleblowers contribute to democracy, transparency of politics and economy, public information and have proved to be a crucial resource for investigative journalism and for an independent press;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to study a tiered system enabling whistleblowing inside and outside the organisation; stresses that, to do so, clear procedures should be established; believes that employers should be encouraged to introduce internal reporting procedures and that one person should be responsible for collecting reports in each organisation; considers that; considers that trade union representative or another employee representatives should be involved in the assignment of that role;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the whistleblower should give priority to teach organisation should set clear reporting channel allowing the whistleblower to blow the whistle inside his or her organisation’s internal reporting mechanisms or to the competent authorities; stresses, however,, underlines that each employee should be informed of that reporting procedure, which should guarantee confidentiality and a treatment of the alert within a reasonable time; underlines that in the absence of a favourable response from the organisation, or if the whistleblower is at risk or urgently needs to report information, he or she must be able to turn to non-governmental organisations or the pressmedia;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that the whistleblower should give priority to teach organisation should set clear reporting channel allowing the whistleblower to blow the whistle inside his or her organisation’s internal reporting mechanisms or to the competent authorities; stresses, however,, underlines that each employee should be informed of that reporting procedure, which should guarantee confidentiality and a treatment of the alert in an reasonable time; underlines that in the absence of a favourable response from the organisation, or if the whistleblower is at risk or urgently needs to report information, he or she must be able to turn to non-governmental organisations or the press;
Amendment 140 #
11a. recalls the right of the public to be informed of any wrongdoing that undermines the public interest, underlines in that respect that it should always be possible for a whistleblower to publicly disclose information on an unlawful or wrongful act or an act which undermines public interest;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concerns about the risks run by whistleblowers at their place of work, in particular the risks of direct or indirect retaliation by the employer and by those working for or acting on behalf of the employer; stresses that retaliation usually takes the form of suspending, slowing down or stopping career progression or even dismissal, along with psychological harassment; stresses that retaliation is a barrier to whistleblowers’ activities; believes that it is necessary to introduce protective measures against destabilising practices; takes the view that retaliation should be penalised and sanctioned effectively; stresses that, once somebody is recognised as a whistleblower, the measures taken against him or her should be brought to an end; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a horizontal whistle-blower directive involving protection against any form of retaliation at work
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its concerns about the risks run by whistleblowers at their place of work, in particular the risks of direct or indirect retaliation by the employer and by those working for or acting on behalf of the employer; stresses that retaliation usually takes the form of suspending, slowing down or stopping career progression or even dismissal, along with psychological harassment; stresses that retaliation is a barrier to whistleblowers’ activities; believes that it is necessary to introduce protective measures against destabilising practices; takes the view that retaliation should be penalised and sanctioned effectively; stresses that, once somebody is recognised as a whistleblower, the measures taken against him or her should be brought to an endlead to judicial consequences;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that, in addition to the professional risks, whistleblowers also face psychological and financial risks; believes that psychological support should be provided, that legal aid should be given to whistleblowers who ask for it, that financial aid should be given to those who express a duly justified need for it and that compensation for proven professional damages as well as for non-material damages should be given as a protective measure if civil proceedings are brought against a whistleblower in accordance with national law and practices;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Believes that as once an alert has been recognized serious, it should lead to proper investigation and followed by appropriate measures;