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Act No. 40 on the protection of whistleblowers.

Country/Territory
Iceland
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Arctic, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force on 1 January 2021.
Abstract

This Law applies to employees who report information or share data in good faith about law violations or other reprehensible behavior in the activities of their employers, whether they work for the public sector or in the private market. Reprehensible behavior refers to behavior that endangers the public interest, for example behavior that threatens the health or safety of people or the environment.

Full text
Icelandic
Website
www.althingi.is