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Protection of Persons Reporting Breaches of Law (Whistleblowing)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/header>
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irective of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2019\/1937 of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law was adopted to protect whistleblowers against unlawful acts that constitute criminal offences or misdemeanours, which the whistleblower becomes aware of in relation to work or a similar activity. Its primary purpose is to protect whistleblowers from retaliatory actions by employers or colleagues. For this reason, when reporting through an internal channel, the whistleblower’s identity remains confidential, known only to the relevant person who is obliged to maintain confidentiality. The specific conditions are set out in Act No. 171\/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers (hereinafter referred to as the Act).<\/p>\n

<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div> [vc_column_text]Who Can Report <\/strong><\/p>\n

Only a natural person (worker) who, in relation to VCHD Cargo, a.s., performs work or a similar activity as defined in \u00a7 2 paragraph 3 letters a), b), h), and i) of the Act can be a whistleblower.<\/p>\n

What Can Be Reported <\/strong><\/p>\n

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.).[\/vc_column_text]