Which breaches may be covered

1. Regulatory Concept & Core Standards

Today we will learn to distinguish reports within the legal scope from other communications received. Throughout the video, consider the difference between knowing a rule and applying it to a decision. We will work through an example, identify a possible failure and develop a response that can be used at work. Whistleblower protection has its own scope and conditions. An organisation may accept a wider range of concerns under its internal policy, but that does not mean they all automatically receive statutory protection. Keep this distinction when assessing the examples.

Law No 93/2021 covers breaches in defined fields, including public procurement, certain financial services, the environment, public health and data protection. It also covers EU financial interests, internal-market rules and statutory criminal categories. Reports may concern past, ongoing or foreseeable facts, or attempts to conceal them. Not every workplace conflict automatically falls within this scope.

National rule: Law No 93/2021 protects reports of breaches within its scope, learned about in a work-related context, under statutory conditions. A breach of an internal rule does not automatically benefit from this regime. The RGPC establishes a separate framework for corruption prevention in covered entities.

2. Practical Implementation & Procedure

Read the facts before choosing a category. Identify the subject and consult article 2, including the legislation it references. A form label does not determine legal classification. If the channel also accepts harassment, complaints or internal breaches, explain their handling rules without promising identical legal protection in every case. Before moving on, turn this procedure into a sequence you could explain to a colleague. Identify the first check, the action that depends on its outcome and the record that allows the decision to be reconstructed. Follow the sequence on screen and identify the point where an error would change the result.

3. Case Study & Compliance Action

Two communications arrive: one describes discharges that may breach environmental rules; the other challenges a holiday rota. The first concerns a potentially covered subject. The second may require employment-related or internal handling. However, if the change to holidays is linked to retaliation for a report, there is an additional issue to assess. Now read the case carefully. Separate established facts from information you would still need to confirm. Do not add motives or events that have not been described. This distinction matters when choosing a response proportionate to the information available.

The exercise is as follows: Can the team classify a communication solely by the subject selected by the user on the form? Choose an answer and write one sentence explaining it. During the pause, compare your choice with the criteria we have just considered. Also think about the material you would retain to explain the decision later.

No. It must examine the facts and legal framework. The category helps organise information but may be incorrect or incomplete. A communication initially presented as an employment matter may contain elements of a covered breach or retaliation.

One mistake to avoid is: treating the platform's list of categories as the legal definition of a breach.

A report is automatically classified as protected because it contains the word corruption. What check is missing?

Read the facts and apply the national scope, context and conditions for protection. A form label helps organise information but does not determine the legal framework. If the case falls outside the regime, identify an appropriate route without unnecessarily disclosing information.