Whistleblowing in Italy: rights and protections for employees. WP CSDLE “Massimo D’Antona”.INT – 106/2014

Carinci, Maria Teresa (2014) Whistleblowing in Italy: rights and protections for employees. WP CSDLE “Massimo D’Antona”.INT – 106/2014. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

Whistleblowing is not significant at all in the Italian legal system. There are only a few – about a few dozen – decisions published dealing with the issue and there is little literature on the subject-matter. The reason for the poor attention paid to whistleblowing mirrors the poor spread of the phenomenon throughout the social reality. This not only depends on the fact that there are no specific rules in Italy for the protection of whistleblowers but, above all, it is the consequence of the poor public spirit of the average Italian, who does not hesitate to pursue his/her own personal interest without abiding by the common good. Therefore, the marginality of whistleblowing first has cultural and then legal roots.

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