CMS Whistleblower Hotline

Since 17 December 2021, EU member states have been obliged to transpose the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937) into national law. This obliges companies with 250 or more employees to set up effective, confidential and secure reporting channels for violations of EU law – and, if applicable, also national law – and to effectively protect whistleblowers from reprisals. From 17 December 2023, this will also apply to companies with 50 or more employees.

We have developed a solution ("CMS Whistleblowing") for our clients who need to set up a whistleblowing system for the first time. The solution covers all necessary aspects from implementation to operation to the processing of incoming reports from a single source. This CMS whistleblowing solution includes the following building blocks:

• Provision of a digital whistleblower tool
• Implementation of the whistleblower system
• Operation of the whistleblower system / activity as an ombudsman's office / initial processing of reports

What our experts say about the whistleblower hotline

Ensure your company has an efficient and modern whistleblower hotline in good time – and thus the greatest possible legal certainty. This is the only way you can protect whistleblowers, fulfil all legal obligations, and benefit from the information yourself.

We inform you:
•    why your company needs a whistleblower hotline,
•    how the system works from the reporter’s and the company’s points of view, and
•    what services are included in the CMS offer?

Internal whistleblowing system combined with CMS expertise

The CMS experts have many years of experience in the fields of compliance management and whistleblowing systems.

The advantages of the CMS Whistleblower Hotline are manifold:

• legal and technical implementation from a single source,
• a digital system that protects whistleblowers and records information securely and following the guidelines,
• recording and screening of reports by CMS experts,
• CMS makes an initial assessment of the reports received regarding their seriousness and legal relevance,
• if a report requires further investigation, the internal investigation can be carried out or accompanied by CMS.if desired, CMS can assess the reported facts and make recommendations for action,
• CMS can represent the company before authorities and courts, and
• packages are tailored to the size of the company.

Minimum effort, maximum safety

The CMS Whistleblower Hotline does not require any complex IT to be installed or servers to be housed in the company. We provide all technical and legal support. In addition, we deal with all-important additional aspects and questions when introducing the whistleblower system, such as (i) what a system description should look like in concrete terms, (ii) whether a company agreement needs to be concluded or which data protection issues need to be taken into account. Since we provide the legal and technical implementation from a single source, its introduction does not mean any additional effort for you.