Who Can Report
Only a natural person (worker) who, in relation to VCHD Cargo, a.s., performs work or a similar activity as defined in § 2 paragraph 3 letters a), b), h), and i) of the Act can be a whistleblower.
What Can Be Reported
Possible unlawful acts that constitute criminal offences or misdemeanours, for which the law prescribes a fine penalty with an upper limit of at least CZK 100,000, violate the law or other legal or EU regulations, and about which the whistleblower has learned in connection with work or a similar activity (employee, contractual partner, intern, etc.).
How to Report
Through a special, independent, and separate communication channel that ensures the confidentiality of the information provided, the protection of the whistleblower, and their personal data. Reporting is possible only in the areas mentioned above. For reports outside these areas, it is necessary to contact other competent public authorities or the court.
Content of the Report
- Identification of the whistleblower: name, surname, date of birth, and possibly other details from which the identity of the whistleblower can be inferred (according to the Act, anonymous reports cannot be submitted),
- Detailed description of the unlawful act (subject of the report, where the whistleblower learned about it, etc.),
- Evidence and supporting materials.
Receiving Reports
The obligated entity – VCHD Cargo, a.s. accepts reports:
a) in writing – electronically and in paper form,
b) orally – by telephone and in person (by appointment).
If the report is made orally or by telephone, the relevant person is required to make an audio recording of the report with the consent of the whistleblower or a transcript of it.
Reports in paper form must be marked “whistleblowing” on the envelope. These reports are received and processed by a designated relevant person outside regular communication, and the identity of the whistleblower is protected.
Designated Persons:
Mgr. Iveta Bodnarová
In writing:
Whistleblowing
to the attention of the relevant person
VCHD Cargo, a.s., Železárenská 315, 272 01 Kladno
By phone:
+420 605 88 37 44
Electronically:
Reports can also be submitted directly to the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic, more information on the website www.justice.cz.
Deadlines
The whistleblower has the right to be informed in writing about the receipt of the report within 7 days of its receipt and about the outcome of the assessment within 3 months at the electronic or postal address provided by the whistleblower, unless they have waived this right in advance. Notification will not be sent if its dispatch could endanger the interest in protecting the identity of the whistleblower and their personal data, or a third party.
GDPR
The personal data of the whistleblower are processed for the purposes of resolving the report in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, and related regulations.
Instructions
In case of knowingly false reporting, the whistleblower may commit an offence (with the possibility of imposing a fine up to CZK 50,000 according to § 23 paragraph 2 of the Act) or a criminal offence.
Attachments
Basic information for whistleblowers on unlawful acts (pdf, 191.2 kB)