Free tool · EU Directive 2019/1937

Whistleblowing fines calculator

Find the maximum fine your company faces for non-compliance with national whistleblower protection law. Covers all 30 EU/EEA jurisdictions. Sourced from each country's official transposition of EU Directive 2019/1937.

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EU Directive applies from 50 employees. Below that, you may still face obligations in regulated sectors.

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How this calculator works

We track the statutory maximum fine for whistleblower-protection violations in every EU/EEA jurisdiction's national law. The risk level shown combines three factors: whether your company is above the legal threshold, whether you have a confidential reporting channel at all, and whether you can prove how reports were handled. The number is the statutory ceiling, what a national authority can impose per violation. Actual fines are decided case-by-case and typically scale with severity, company size, and prior violations.

Sources: each country's transposition of EU Directive 2019/1937 on whistleblower protection. Updated quarterly from official government publications.

Maximum fines by country

Statutory ceiling per violation under each country's whistleblower protection law.

Country Law Max fine
Austria HSchG €20,000
Belgium Whistleblowing Act 2022 €72,000
Bulgaria WB Protection Act BGN 30,000
Croatia ZZPN 2022 EUR 13,300
Cyprus Law 6(I)/2022 €30,000
Czech Republic Whistleblowing Act CZK 1,000,000
Denmark Whistleblowerloven DKK 100,000
Estonia Whistleblower Act €32,000
Finland Whistleblower Act €20,000
France Loi Sapin II €60,000
Germany HinSchG €50,000
Greece Law 4990/2022 €500,000
Hungary Panasztv. HUF 1,000,000,000
Iceland Whistleblower Protection Act ISK 10,000,000
Ireland PDAA 2022 €250,000
Italy Dlgs 24/2023 €50,000
Latvia Whistleblower Law €14,000
Lithuania Whistleblower Act €6,000
Luxembourg Whistleblower Act €250,000
Malta PWA €50,000
Netherlands Wbk €900,000
Norway Working Environment Act NOK 1,000,000
Poland Whistleblower Act 2024 PLN 1,000,000
Portugal Lei 93/2021 €250,000
Romania Legea avertizorilor RON 40,000
Slovakia Whistleblowing Act €100,000
Slovenia ZZPri €60,000
Spain Ley 2/2023 €1,000,000
Sweden Visselblåsarlagen SEK 1,000,000
United Kingdom PIDA Tribunal awards (uncapped)

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