🇲🇹 Malta compliance
Whistleblower software for Malta
In Malta, Protection of the Whistleblower Act transposes EU Directive 2019/1937 and requires companies with 50+ employees to operate a confidential internal whistleblowing channel. Reports must be acknowledged within 7 days and answered substantively within 3 months. Administrative fines for non-compliance can reach €50,000.
Confidly is a GDPR-compliant whistleblowing channel built for companies in Malta (Malta) operating under Protection of the Whistleblower Act (PWA). The intake form is auto-configured with the categories and disclosures PWA requires. Reporters can attach audio or video oral statements to a web submission; a native phone-hotline or voicemail channel is on roadmap. The mandatory 7-day acknowledgement and 3-month feedback updates are automated. Set up in 15 minutes. Hosted in the EU. Used by compliance teams from 50 to 5,000 employees.
| Law | Protection of the Whistleblower Act |
| In force since | 15 September 2013 (updated 2022) |
| Who must comply | 50+ employees |
| Enforcement | Whistleblowing Reports Unit |
| Max fine | €50,000 |
| Companies affected | ~1,000 companies with 50+ employees |
What PWA requires you to do
Protection of the Whistleblower Act transposes the EU Whistleblower Directive 2019/1937 into Malta national law. The core obligations for companies above the threshold (50+ employees):
- Maintain a confidential internal reporting channel
- Acknowledge every report within 7 days
- Provide feedback to the reporter within 3 months
- Designate a person or unit to handle reports
- Protect the reporter from retaliation
- Keep records for the case duration + the audit window
In Malta, enforcement sits with Whistleblowing Reports Unit. Maximum fines for non-compliance reach €50,000.
Estimate your exposure under PWA with the fines calculator.
How Confidly covers PWA
- Country-specific intake template for PWA: the form is auto-configured with the categories, disclosures and fields the Malta transposition requires. No manual setup per channel.
- Anonymous intake available where Malta law permits. Reporters get a server-issued case code and their own 6-digit secret. No email, no IP, no identifier stored.
- Oral-statement attachments on every plan: reporters upload audio or video oral statements directly into the web form, with EXIF/metadata stripping. A staffed phone hotline or AI-transcribed voicemail channel is on roadmap, in support of the oral-reporting requirement that PWA carries from EU Directive 2019/1937 Art. 16.
- Form pre-translated into EN, MT. AI translates incoming reports to your working language on the admin side.
- Auto reporter status updates at 7 days (acknowledgement) and 3 months (status), in the reporter's language. PWA feedback obligation satisfied by default.
- AI investigation copilot (Pro): AI summarises, classifies severity, drafts neutral replies, and clusters multi-reporter patterns to surface systemic issues.
- Append-only audit log required for Whistleblowing Reports Unit audits. Every action recorded with actor, timestamp and metadata.
- EU data residency: all data stored in EU data centres. Per-channel residency on Enterprise (data for Malta entities stays in Malta). No third-country transfers.
- Native HRIS sync (Pro): Personio, BambooHR. Auto-revoke channel access on offboarding; flag when a named-in-report person leaves the company.
What does Confidly cost in Malta?
Three plans, EUR-priced (VAT reverse-charged for EU B2B). Pick a tier by company size; everything else is included.
Frequently asked questions: PWA
- Is a whistleblowing channel mandatory in Malta?
- Yes. Protection of the Whistleblower Act (PWA), the Malta transposition of EU Directive 2019/1937, requires companies with 50+ employees to operate a confidential internal whistleblowing channel. The law has been in force since 15 September 2013 (updated 2022).
- What are the fines for non-compliance with PWA?
- Maximum administrative fines under PWA reach €50,000. Enforcement is carried out by Whistleblowing Reports Unit. Fines apply both for failing to establish a channel and for retaliation against reporters.
- Does PWA require anonymous reporting?
- PWA permits anonymous reporting where Malta national law allows. Confidly's reporter UI issues a server-side case code and reporter-only secret (no email, IP address, or browser identifier is stored), so reporters can submit and follow up entirely anonymously.
- What are the timelines under PWA?
- Companies must acknowledge a report within 7 days of receipt and provide substantive feedback to the reporter within 3 months. Confidly's dashboard tracks both SLAs with automatic reminders.
- Is GDPR satisfied by PWA compliance?
- PWA compliance and GDPR are complementary, not equivalent. Confidly is hosted entirely in the EU, signs a GDPR-compliant Data Processing Agreement, and runs an append-only audit log that satisfies both Whistleblowing Reports Unit inspections and Article 30 GDPR records.
- How long does it take to deploy a whistleblowing channel for Malta?
- 15 minutes for the channel itself. Branding, EN, MT translations, and policy import take an additional 1-2 hours. Most Malta customers go live the same day they sign up.