The Hungarian Parliament adopted a new Whistleblowing Act on 11 April 2023 with the purpose of implementing the 2019/1937/EU Directive in Hungary.
The Act is expected to be published soon and it will enter into force on the 60th day after its publication for companies with more than 250 employees, and service providers subject to the Anti-Money Laundering Act regardless of the number of employees.
The new Act also applies to companies with 50-249 employees from 17 December 2023. They may operate a common whistleblower protection system, however, a common channel operated at the central level of a company group would not be possible, since compliance with special Hungarian regulations is also necessary.
Employers may decide to handle the reports of whistleblowers totally internally, or it is possible to involve a whistleblower protection attorney.