Response to issues that arise after the enforcement of the revised Whistleblower Protection Act Part 1-Overview of issues that arise after enforcement-

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The "Law Partially Amending the Whistleblower Protection Act" (hereinafter referred to as the "Amended Act"), which came into effect on June 6, this year, imposes on business operators the obligation to designate whistleblower response personnel (Article 1, Paragraph 11 of the Amended Act) and to take necessary measures such as the establishment of an internal whistleblower response system (Article 1, Paragraph 11 of the Act). In order for businesses to fulfill these obligations, it is necessary to establish and operate rules in accordance with the guidelines based on the Whistleblower Protection Act (Reiwa 2rd Cabinet Office Notification No. 118) (the text of the guidelines. No. 4.3. (4)).

In other words, it is necessary for businesses to comply with the revised law by preparing rules before the enforcement of the revised law and operating the rules in accordance with the law and guidelines after the enforcement of the revised law. It is useful to understand in advance the points that are often overlooked when responding to laws and guidelines in order to respond in a way that does not violate the law and guidelines when operating after enforcement.

In this video, after giving an overview of the issues that will arise after the enforcement of the revised law, I will focus on the obligation to designate workers, which is often a problem. In Part 1, I will explain the outline of the issues that will occur after the enforcement.

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Crisis Management Practice Group Lawyer Makoto Nakano

A member of the Tokyo Bar Association. For about 2010 years after registering as a lawyer in 5, she has been mainly engaged in representation services such as negotiations, litigation, labor tribunals, and provisional dispositions related to labor disputes. For about five and a half years from October 2015, she was in charge of the revision of the Whistleblower Protection Act (10) and the drafting of guidelines based on the same act (5).Currently, at Atsumi & Sakai Law Offices and Foreign Law Joint Enterprise, in addition to analyzing more than 2020 new reports and consultations that are received every month, I investigate fraudulent practices of employees and officers, support the establishment and dissemination of internal reporting systems, Respond to labor issues, etc.In addition, he is conducting research on business and human rights at bar associations, etc., and is considering public information of more than 2021 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.His main publications include “Practical Responses to Obligations of Businesses Based on the Whistleblower Protection Act” (Shojihomu, 150) and “Explanation: Revised Whistleblower Protection Act (1000nd edition)” (Kobundo, co-author, 2022). year), etc.

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Atsumi Sakai Law Office / Foreign Law Joint Office is the first domestic law firm to launch a foreign law joint business in a completely independent manner, and is a compliance & risk / Crisis Management Practice) is a compliance department of more than 10 former prosecutors (including those who have worked in the Ministry of Justice / Special Investigation Department), the Consumer Affairs Agency, regulators, and financial institutions / business companies that have jurisdiction over the Whistleblower Protection Act. It is composed of members with various back brands and knowledge, such as lawyers who have work experience and lawyers who are qualified as certified accountants.Without being biased toward fraud investigation, we also make full use of innovative methods to deal with issues related to compliance, risk management, corporate governance, etc. faced by clients, and support the prevention of damage to corporate value and early recovery.