Effective on 1. 8. 2023, the Law nr. 171/2023 Sb. implementing the Whistleblower Directive came into force (
link to the law ). This Act obliges GLS to establish an internal reporting channel. Through this internal reporting channel, whistleblowers can inform GLS of potential work-related misconduct. Whistleblowers may use the internal reporting channel to report the following:
• Information on suspected crimes;
• Information on suspected administrative offences to the extent that the relevant provisions are aimed at protecting the life, physical integrity or health or rights of employees or persons representing employees;
• Information on other offences within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Act No 171/2023 Coll.
Reports which concern the offences detailed above will be treated with the utmost confidentiality to maximize the protection of whistleblowers and those mentioned in the report. In addition, the Act protects whistleblowers against any form of retaliation.
For all other reports please feel free to also contact the internal reporting channel. Such reports are also treated strictly confidentially.
However, please be advised that, as a whistleblower, you will only enjoy the protections guaranteed by the Act if you had at the time of submitting the report sufficient reason to assume that your report was true. You are not protected when submitting a report which you know is untrue.
The internal channel for submitting notifications within the meaning of Section 12(1) of Act No. 171/2023 Coll. is the Regional Compliance.
Please contact the internal reporting channel via 1) EQS or 2) our ombudsman Dr. Rainer Buchert:
1) EQS Integrity Line:
gls - Home (integrityline.com)
2) Dr. Rainer Buchert, Attorney-at-Law
Kaiserstraße 22
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Buchert can be reached as follows:
Tel.: +49 69 710 33 330 or +49 6105-921355
Fax: +49 69 710 34 444
E-Mail: kanzlei@dr-buchert.de
Please feel free to use the electronic contact form also:
Ombudspersons against corruption and commercial crime | Law Office of Buchert Jacob Partner (ombudsperson-frankfurt.de)
Besides contacting the internal reporting channel, you also have the possibility to contact the relevant authorities directly (external reporting). The relevant authorities are: Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic.
Please follow this link for more information: https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/
The Act allows you to choose whether you would like to contact the internal reporting channel first or whether you prefer to submit your report directly to the relevant external authority. However, we urge you to always contact us first via the internal reporting channel. GLS will investigate your report with the utmost seriousness and will try to remedy the offence. If you are still dissatisfied with the situation following the completion of our internal follow-up measures you may still contact the external authorities.
Do you have any questions in relation to the above? Please feel free to email us at compliance@gls-czech.com |