Information for whistleblowers

On May 1, 2019 the Whistleblowing Law (hereinafter – the Law) came into effect with the purpose of reinforcing the protection of whistleblowers and  promote whistleblowing on violations in public interests. The Law defines what a whistleblower is, how whistleblowing will be possible, and also defines the basic requirements for consideration of the whistleblower report. The Law stipulates the rights to anyone to submit whistleblower report using the mechanisms, provided for by the Law.

§  Whistleblowing Law is a special legal framework, which has been developed to encourage whistleblowing and ensure adequate protection of whistleblowers.  

§  Whistleblowing is a way of timely noticing and preventing violations in the fields of responsibility of various institutions by involvement of representatives of the public.

§  Whistleblowers shall report violations, which are related to possible harm to interests of public importance.

§  A whistleblower shall provide information, which he/she has acquired by performing job responsibilities or otherwise, working in a company or institution, in which the violation has taken place. Thus the whistleblower, by informing of certain facts and involved persons, may provide significant contribution to discovering and preventing of violations, which cause harm to public interests, as they are able to professionally assess the situation and, if inadequate action is observed, to understand the threat that it may cause.  

SIA “KORO BŪVE” contact person, responsible for the internal whistleblowing system:

Pavels Jablonskis, project manager, ph. +371 26877358, e-mail: pavels@korobuve.lv

Workplace: 2nd floor, SIA “KORO BŪVE” office, Skandu street 10, Riga, LV-1067

Submission of whistleblower report

In printed form or verbally:

1)      To SIA “KORO BŪVE” contact person:

SIA “KORO BŪVE” office, Skandu street 10, Riga, ph.: +371 26877358,

Electronically:

2)      To SIA “KORO BŪVE” contact person by e-mail pavels@korobuve.lv (signed by secure electronic signature);

Reports, submitted electronically without secure electronic signature, shall be considered by ensuring protection of identity of the person, on whose behalf the report has been submitted, but the status of the whistleblower shall not be granted to the submitter.

The application shall have an indication that this is a whistleblower report.