RAMALHOS, SA ensures compliance with the General Protection Regime for Whistleblowers of Infractions, under the provisions of Law No. 93/2021, of December 20, guaranteeing, among other things, the confidentiality of the identity of the whistleblower, only disclosing it by legal imposition or court decision, also ensuring the possibility of submitting anonymous complaints.
Under the terms and for the purposes of the aforementioned Law, the whistleblower who, in good faith, and having serious grounds for believing that the information is, at the time of the complaint or public disclosure, true, reports or publicly discloses an infraction benefits from protection. .
Acts of retaliation against the whistleblower are strictly prohibited, understanding as such any act or omission that, directly or indirectly, occurring in a professional context and motivated by an internal or external complaint or public disclosure, causes or may cause the whistleblower, unjustifiably, material or non-material damage. It should also be noted that attempts and threats of these acts are also prohibited by law.
Whistleblowers are generally entitled to legal protection and also generally benefit from measures to protect witnesses in criminal proceedings.
It should also be added that the Directorate-General for Justice Policy provides information on the protection of whistleblowers on the Justice Portal, without prejudice to the mechanisms specific to access to law and the courts.
For additional information, it is advisable to consult Law No. 93/2021, of December 20th and the “Frequently Asked Questions” section available here.