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PRO HR Cafe | Employer and whistleblowers
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25 November | 10-11 am | Free event
December is the deadline for the implementation of the EU Directive on protection of whistleblowers. In October, a draft law was published to implement the national regulations.
Although the issue is not new, the proposed regulations will undoubtedly be a novelty in the Polish legal system.
About:
- Who is a whistleblower in light of the new regulations
- What obligations will be imposed on employers
- What does the protection of a whistleblower consist of
- What should be done with information provided by the whistleblower
- What are the sanctions and who is responsible for non-compliance
- What can employers really expect from the new regulations coming into force
Janusz Tomczak, attorney at law and partner in charge of the criminal and compliance practice, will be the guest of Bartłomiej Raczkowski in the eighth episode of PRO HR Cafe.
The event will take the form of a free live webinar. The link to the recording of the webinar is payable and will be sent on request to those interested.
The link to the live webcast will be sent to participants the day before the event.
Speakers
For over 25 years he has been advising the largest international and Polish companies in labour and employment law. A well-regarded leading employment lawyer in Poland.
Vice-Chair of the Outreach to International Lawyers Committee of the American Bar Association’s Labour and Employment Law Section. Member of the American Employment Law Council, the most prestigious American organization of employment lawyers. Past Chair of the European Employment Lawyers Association. Member of the International Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association and an associate member of the American Bar Association’s Employment Law Section. Member of the Editorial Board of the Polish Employment Law Monitor.
Founding member and the first Chair of the Employment Committee of the Warsaw Bar. He was also a member of the Steering Committee of the International Forum on Employment Law, the Founder and the first Chair of the Employment Law Association in Poland. During his studies, he served as Vice-President of the International Board of the European Law Students Association (ELSA) and President of ELSA Cracow.
He was an assistant professor in the Jagiellonian University’s Department of Labour Law. Author of many academic and popularizing publications.
For many years, individually mentioned as a leader in labour law by all reputable Polish and international publications such as Chambers&Partners, The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal, and Rzeczpospolita.
Head of the Business Crime and Compliance Practice.
Janusz has over 15 years of experience in managing complex, high-stakes business crime matters and internal investigations. He advises and represents corporate and individual clients in investigations and prosecutions by law enforcement authorities, including domestic and multi-jurisdictional cases.
He blends years of litigation practice with in-depth knowledge of how corporations operate, and the liability borne by top management.
More recently, he has been dealing with high-profile, corporate internal investigations, concerning allegations of fraud and corruption (commercial and public) in companies from the financial, media and wood industries . Moreover, he has been advising corporate and individual clients on white-collar prosecutions related to allegations of commercial and tax fraud and abuse of trust offences, as well as on compliance and remediation programs to address detected irregularities.
His unique area of expertise concerns offences committed in the workplace, i.e. related to health and safety, as well as relations with trade unions.
He serves as an expert witness who gives evidence in British courts regarding the Polish law and justice system.
He is a member of the International Bar Association (Senior Vice-Chair of the Criminal Law Committee), the European Criminal Bar Association, the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers Association, and the Extradition Lawyers Association. Since 2010 Janusz has been a judge at the Warsaw and National Bar disciplinary bodies (lawyers’ professional liability).
He is highly regarded in international rankings, such as Chambers Europe and The Legal 500 EMEA in white-collar crime, and Who's Who Legal as a Thought Leader and Global Leader in Business Crime Defence and Investigations.
He is a speaker and organiser of conferences on the many aspects of criminal liability. Author of Polish and international publications regarding criminal law.