{"id":12,"date":"2019-07-18T08:16:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T08:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themes.muffingroup.com\/be\/cleaner2\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:30:54","slug":"notification-channel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/index.php\/notification-channel\/","title":{"rendered":"Notification channel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12\" class=\"elementor elementor-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f62e819 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f62e819\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6db3710\" data-id=\"6db3710\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2e2a8d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2e2a8d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4da52d\" data-id=\"f4da52d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8776b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8776b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));-ms-flex-item-align:stretch;align-self:stretch;-ms-flex-negative:0;flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb5fd7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb5fd7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h2>Why set up a notification channel?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4748fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4748fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Studies show that companies investing in sustainable business get a 5\u201315-year head start over their competitors. A notification channel is a part of a company\u2019s responsible operations, and it is required and appreciated by personnel, customers and stakeholders alike.<\/p><p>With the Belgian Chambers Notification Channel service, your organization will be able to provide whistleblowers an anonymous and reliable way to report malpractice and irregularities at an early stage. It will be easy for the people receiving notifications in the service to manage and process notifications. The notification channel will enable your organization to meet the requirements of the whistleblower protection law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed36052\" data-id=\"ed36052\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe23f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dfe23f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea7aa79 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea7aa79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-517506f\" data-id=\"517506f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8decb46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8decb46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b49260d\" data-id=\"b49260d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88eb7b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88eb7b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The whistleblower protection law is coming into effect on 15 February 2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58f10ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58f10ec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d125a80\" data-id=\"d125a80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb54ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdb54ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.8.1 - 13-11-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"798\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law.png 798w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law-300x294.png 300w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law-768x752.png 768w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law-149x146.png 149w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/visu-notification-law-77x75.png 77w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e35c4a\" data-id=\"8e35c4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ba5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93ba5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Council of the European Union adopted the whistleblower protection directive (Directive (EU) 2019\/1937 on the protection of whistleblowers) on October 7th 2019.\u00a0<span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">The Belgian whistleblower protection law transposing this directive was published in the Official Gazette on 15 December 2022, and entered into force on 15 February 2023.<\/span><\/p><p>The law requires organizations employing at least 50 people to implement a channel for reporting observed malpractice and irregularities within the organization. The organization can also use the channel to notify the whistleblower of any actions that have been taken.<\/p><p>With the Belgian Chambers Notification Channel, your company will be able to meet legal requirements and provide employees and other whistleblowers with a reliable and easy-to-use channel for submitting notifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-372b7bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"372b7bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"86\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/forme03-86x75.png\" class=\"attachment-clients-slider size-clients-slider\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/forme03-86x75.png 86w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/forme03-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/forme03-167x146.png 167w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/forme03-50x44.png 50w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/forme03.png 507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 86px) 100vw, 86px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0079254 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0079254\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01313e0\" data-id=\"01313e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e48809 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e48809\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73bee87\" data-id=\"73bee87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92b812 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92b812\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>If any of the following criteria are met, <br>the notification channel is for you:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fabdfe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fabdfe4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cea07a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7cea07a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02497ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"02497ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/icon-employees-1-pv5mfk8bb14k1r6p9kahheuge5jbzotvobpvon1d6o.png\" title=\"icon-employees\" alt=\"icon-employees\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b22c957 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b22c957\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The organization has at least 50 employees<\/h5>\nOrganizations employing 50 or more employees must have a channel for reporting observed malpractice and irregularities. Smaller organizations can implement the channel on a voluntary basis and thus demonstrate their responsibility.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ae752 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"61ae752\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c96fea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c96fea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/icon-active-pv5mfjah4739q582f1vuwx2zsrnyrzq5c72e7d2rcw.png\" title=\"icon-active\" alt=\"icon-active\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfd5b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dfd5b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The organization is active in certain sectors<\/h5>\nRegardless of size, your organization is obliged to provide a notification channel if it operates in any of the following sectors:\n<ul>\n<li>The financial sector and other sectors covered by the money laundering directive <\/li>\n<li>Aeronautics, maritime transport <\/li>\n<li>Oil and gas extraction at sea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97028eb elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"97028eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e36a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42e36a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/icon-responsibly-1-pv5mfl65hv5udd5c42p41wlwzjep7dxm0gdd5wzz0g.png\" title=\"icon-responsibly\" alt=\"icon-responsibly\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49a441 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c49a441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The organization operates responsibly<\/h5>\nSet up a notification channel when you wish to act responsibly and to offer a way to report suspected malpractice.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fc0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8fc0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThrough the notification channel, you will be able to provide personnel and stakeholders the opportunity to submit notifications about your organization\u2019s activities either anonymously or with a name. The notifications may relate to infringements, irregularities or malpractice observed or suspected by the whistleblower. The Notification Channel service can also be used for having a discussion with the whistleblower and for requesting more information about the incident if necessary.\n\nOnly people authorized by your organization will have access to the notifications. They will be able to have a discussion with the whistleblower through the Notification Channel.  The notifications are entirely between the whistleblower and the processors.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e590cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e590cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ac1c9\" data-id=\"c6ac1c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-25b773b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25b773b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-980886f\" data-id=\"980886f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505cd1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"505cd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Who should be able<br> to submit a notification?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ad2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ad2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At a minimum, an organization\u2019s current employees must be able to submit notifications.<br \/>Protection against retaliation is also given to:<\/p><ul><li>current and former employees as well as jobseekers<\/li><li>potential volunteers and trainees<\/li><li>employees of subcontractors and suppliers<\/li><li>shareholders<\/li><\/ul><p>If the organization has set up a notification channel solely for its personnel, the other persons mentioned above can report their concerns directly to the public authority\u2019s notification channel. Notification channels are therefore often activated for all of the groups mentioned above.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a218fe\" data-id=\"3a218fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bde109b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bde109b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Design internal processes when activating a notification channel:<\/h3><p>1. Name the person or unit responsible for operating the notification channel.<\/p><p>2. Design notification processing procedures that are appropriate for your organization, while taking data protection and data security into account:<\/p><ul><li>Who in your organization is responsible for receiving, processing and following up on notifications?<\/li><li>What steps are being taken to ensure that the deadlines for processing notifications are met?<\/li><li>How often and to whom are notifications reported?<\/li><li>Where are received notifications archived, and what information is stored in the archive?<\/li><\/ul><p>3. Ensure that your personnel and stakeholders can find your company\u2019s notification channel. The channel\u2019s existence can be communicated to personnel via, for example, the intranet, and to other stakeholders on the website. State the notification channel\u2019s purpose clearly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b484131 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b484131\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6637c3c\" data-id=\"6637c3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319e7ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319e7ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"448\" class=\"elementor elementor-448\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e98abde elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e98abde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21d4351\" data-id=\"21d4351\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034d8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"034d8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB.png 600w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-146x146.png 146w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Cloche-NC-RVB-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c7e79\" data-id=\"96c7e79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e352f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35e352f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Notification channel<\/strong><\/h5>\nThe whistleblower protection law will require organizations to provide a channel for reporting suspected malpractice.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7f848\" data-id=\"7d7f848\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0c3cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0c3cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Contact<\/h5><p><strong>Federation of Belgian Chamber of Commerce <\/strong><\/p><p>Rue Belliard 2, 1040 Brussels<br \/><a href=\"mailto:whistleblowers@belgianchambers.be\">whistleblowers@belgianchambers.be<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-361b08c\" data-id=\"361b08c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2b3c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2b3c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Navigation<\/h5><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/index.php\/notification-channel\/\">Notification Channel<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/index.php\/features\/\">Features<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lanceursdalertebelgique.be\/index.php\/price-list\/\">Price 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