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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 756 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

Whistleblower protectionMissing or inadequate reporting channel Clear all filters
7cases from 1 jurisdiction
€29,200Total of monetary amounts
€7,000Largest single case: Slovenské národné múzeum
€5,000Median per case with an amount

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  1. Fine 7 cases 100 % · €29,200

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  1. Public sector 6 cases 86 % · €27,200
  2. Energy and utilities 1 case 14 % · €2,000

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7 cases

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24 Jul 2025 Slovenský pozemkový fondSlovak Land Fund: 6,000 EUR for late examination of a whistleblower report SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €6,000

The state land fund examined a report from September 2022 only after 128 days and, until November 2024, did not sufficiently inform employees about the reporting procedure, protection options and the responsible person. The Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slovak Whistleblower Protection Office) imposed 6,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Whistleblower reports are subject to statutory examination deadlines – anyone who misses them and does not publicise the procedure will be sanctioned.

Relevance to training and awareness

Deadlines and transparency in the internal reporting system

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakei)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
§ 10 Abs. 5 und 8, § 19 Gesetz Nr. 54/2019 über den Schutz von Hinweisgebern (UOO-277/2025)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Public sector
Culpability
negligent
Sources

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16 Jun 2025 Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodinyCentral Office ÚPSVaR: 5,000 EUR – reporting office for children’s homes not operated SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €5,000

For months, the central authority failed to perform the tasks of the reporting office for three centres for children and families under its authority and did not make the responsible person known to employees. The Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slovak Whistleblower Protection Office) imposed 5,000 EUR; the appeal decision of 12 September 2025 reworded the operative part but left the fine at 5,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Anyone running the reporting office for subordinate units must also make it visible there and handle reports from those units.

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakisches Amt für Hinweisgeberschutz)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
Zákon č. 54/2019 Z. z. o ochrane oznamovateľov protispoločenskej činnosti, § 10 Abs. 3 und 5, § 19 Abs. 3
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Public sector
Sources

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9 Apr 2025 Slovenské národné múzeumSlovak National Museum: 7,000 EUR – employees not informed about reporting system SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €7,000

The museum published no information on the protection options or on the external reporting channel and could not prove that employees were familiar with the internal reporting rules – there were no signature lists and no proof of intranet access. The Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slovak Whistleblower Protection Office) imposed 7,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Informing employees about the reporting system must be documented – without proof, it is deemed not to have taken place.

Relevance to training and awareness

Informing employees about internal and external reporting channels

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakisches Amt für Hinweisgeberschutz)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
Zákon č. 54/2019 Z. z. o ochrane oznamovateľov protispoločenskej činnosti, § 10 Abs. 5, § 19 Abs. 3
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Public sector
Sources

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21 Mar 2025 Východoslovenská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s.East Slovak water company: 2,000 EUR for missing information on external reporting channels SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €2,000

The Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slovak Whistleblower Protection Office) initially imposed 10,000 EUR because the water utility’s policy named an e-mail address that had been deactivated since October 2022 as a reporting channel available around the clock and because employees were not informed comprehensibly about external reporting channels. On appeal, the head of the authority dropped the e-mail allegation for procedural reasons, set aside the part concerning the failure to acknowledge a report and set the fine at 2,000 EUR solely for the missing information on reporting channels to the competent authorities (September 2023 to September 2024).

What organisations can take from it

Test reporting channels regularly: an undeliverable whistleblower address is as good as none at all.

Relevance to training and awareness

Functioning internal reporting channels for whistleblowers

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakei)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
§ 10 Abs. 5, § 19 Abs. 3 Gesetz Nr. 54/2019 über den Schutz von Hinweisgebern
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
reduced
Sector
Energy and utilities
Culpability
negligent
Sources

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14 Feb 2025 Obec SološnicaMunicipality of Sološnica: 200 EUR – contradictory reporting rules and missing information on protection SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €200

The municipality did not publish any information on the protection available to whistleblowers and at times had two valid, contradictory sets of rules on the internal reporting procedure online without stating which applied. The Office imposed a fine of 200 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Reporting rules must be unambiguous and up to date – remove outdated versions from the internet.

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakisches Amt für Hinweisgeberschutz)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
Zákon č. 54/2019 Z. z. o ochrane oznamovateľov protispoločenskej činnosti, § 10 Abs. 5, § 19 Abs. 2
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Public sector
Sources

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11 Nov 2024 Správa účelových zariadeníState body SÚZ: 2,000 EUR – no reporting office of its own, channels not published SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €2,000

Instead of designating its own responsible person, the body subordinate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with at least 50 employees, had named the ministry’s secretary general and had not published the reporting channels in a way accessible to all employees. The Office imposed 2,000 EUR.

What organisations can take from it

Every obliged organisation needs its own reporting office that is known internally – the responsibility of the parent body is not sufficient.

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakisches Amt für Hinweisgeberschutz)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
Zákon č. 54/2019 Z. z. o ochrane oznamovateľov protispoločenskej činnosti, § 10 Abs. 1 und 5, § 19 Abs. 2
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Public sector
Sources

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12 Jan 2024 Ministerstvo životného prostredia Slovenskej republikySlovak Ministry of the Environment: 7,000 EUR – reporting office existed only on paper SlovakiaMissing or inadequate reporting channel €7,000

From February 2021 to July 2023, the ministry had designated as the office responsible for reports an ‘anti-corruption unit’ that did not even exist in the organisational structure. A report from April 2022 had still not been examined at the time of the inspection in May 2023; the ministry’s appeal was unsuccessful on 22 April 2024.

What organisations can take from it

A reporting office must actually be staffed – responsibility on paper does not fulfil the statutory obligation.

Authority / court
Úrad na ochranu oznamovateľov (Slowakisches Amt für Hinweisgeberschutz)
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Missing or inadequate reporting channel
Legal basis
Zákon č. 54/2019 Z. z. o ochrane oznamovateľov protispoločenskej činnosti, § 10 Abs. 1, 4, 5 und 7, § 19 Abs. 1
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Public sector
Sources

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