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WHISTLEBLOWER [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Law
  • Labour Relations
CONT

A whistleblower is a person, who could be an employee of a company, or a government agency, disclosing information to the public or some higher authority about any wrong-doing, which could be in the form of fraud, corruption, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit du travail
  • Relations du travail
DEF

Personne qui dénonce publiquement un cas de fraude, d'irrégularité ou d'abus de pouvoir provenant généralement de l'organisation pour laquelle elle travaille.

CONT

Dénoncer un scandale sanitaire, financier ou environnemental sans crainte de représailles : l'Union européenne s'engage à protéger les lanceurs d’alerte qui pourront directement avertir l'opinion publique.

OBS

À la différence du délateur, le lanceur d'alerte est de bonne foi et animé de bonnes intentions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho laboral
  • Relaciones laborales
OBS

denunciante: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda el sustantivo "denunciante" como alternativa al anglicismo "whistleblower".

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