Att blåsa i visslan - Skyddet för visselblåsare inom offentlig verksamhet i Skandinavien
(2018) HARH16 20172Department of Business Law
- Abstract (Swedish)
- I uppsatsen redogörs det för vilket rättsligt skydd offentliganställda i Skandinavien har när det gäller att påtala missförhållanden på sin arbetsplats och vad detta skyddet innebär för arbetstagaren. Det redogörs även för vilka begränsningar som kan finnas i det rättsliga skyddet och vilka jämförelser som går att göra mellan Sveriges, Danmarks och Norges regleringar på området. Slutligen görs en komparativ analys av rättsläget gällande visselblåsning för offentliganställda i Skandinavien.
Uppsatsen tar avstamp i konstitutionella regler och till viss del andra bestämmelser. Ur detta material går det att konstatera att de skandinaviska länderna, på många punkter, har likheter mellan sina fri- och rättigheter som påverkar visselblåsning. En... (More) - I uppsatsen redogörs det för vilket rättsligt skydd offentliganställda i Skandinavien har när det gäller att påtala missförhållanden på sin arbetsplats och vad detta skyddet innebär för arbetstagaren. Det redogörs även för vilka begränsningar som kan finnas i det rättsliga skyddet och vilka jämförelser som går att göra mellan Sveriges, Danmarks och Norges regleringar på området. Slutligen görs en komparativ analys av rättsläget gällande visselblåsning för offentliganställda i Skandinavien.
Uppsatsen tar avstamp i konstitutionella regler och till viss del andra bestämmelser. Ur detta material går det att konstatera att de skandinaviska länderna, på många punkter, har likheter mellan sina fri- och rättigheter som påverkar visselblåsning. En väsentlig bakomliggande faktor till detta är att Europakonventionen gäller för alla tre länder och lägger grunden för skyddet. Yttrandefrihet och kritikrätt är, för alla tre länder, starkt reglerat. Även möjligheten till att, genom offentlighetsprincipen, ta del av dokument är något som finns starkt reglerat i alla tre länder. Däremot ser rättsläget kring meddelarfrihet olika ut då den är grundlagsstadgad i Sverige, endast existerar outtalat i Danmark och inte återfinns alls i Norge. I övrigt har Sverige och Norge övriga regleringar till skydd för visselblåsare, i form av lag (2016:749) i Sverige och bestämmelser i arbeidsmiljøloven i Norge. Här skiljer sig Danmark från övriga skandinaviska länder med inga övriga regleringar som kan beröra visselblåsare. Utöver dessa regleringar, har alla tre länder specifika bestämmelser om sekretess och tystnadsplikt, som på olika sätt påverkar vilken information som är tillåten att avslöjas eller inte. (Less) - Abstract
- This paper describes the legal protection of public sector employees in Scandinavia, when it comes to articulate grievances in their workplace and what this means for the employee. It also describes the limitations that may exist in the legal protection and what comparisons that can be made between Sweden, Denmark and Norway's regulations in this area. Finally, a comparative analysis of the legal situation regarding whistleblowing for public sector employees in Scandinavia is presented.
The paper is based on constitutional rules and, in part, other provisions. From this material, it can be concluded that the Scandinavian countries, in many aspects, have similarities between their rights and freedoms that affect whistleblowing. An... (More) - This paper describes the legal protection of public sector employees in Scandinavia, when it comes to articulate grievances in their workplace and what this means for the employee. It also describes the limitations that may exist in the legal protection and what comparisons that can be made between Sweden, Denmark and Norway's regulations in this area. Finally, a comparative analysis of the legal situation regarding whistleblowing for public sector employees in Scandinavia is presented.
The paper is based on constitutional rules and, in part, other provisions. From this material, it can be concluded that the Scandinavian countries, in many aspects, have similarities between their rights and freedoms that affect whistleblowing. An important factor behind this is that the European Convention applies to all three countries, and the Convention is the foundation of protection for whistleblowers. Freedom of expression and the right to criticize the employer/business, are strongly regulated in all three countries. Even the ability to access documents, through “the right of access principle”, is something that is strongly regulated in all three countries. On the other hand, the legal situation regarding “freedom of communicate information”, is divergent between the Scandinavian countries. In Sweden, it is regulated in the constitution, while in Denmark it only exists as an unspoken regulation. Furthermore, no regulation is found in the Norwegian justice system regarding “freedom of communicate information”. As to the rest, Sweden and Norway have other regulations for protection of whistleblowers. In Sweden, it is perpetuated in the law (2016: 749), while in Norway provisions can be found in the Work Environment Act. In this aspect, Denmark differs from the other Scandinavian countries with no other regulations that may affect whistleblowers. In addition to these regulations, all three countries have specific provisions on confidentiality and professional secrecy, which in various ways affect what information is allowed to be disclosed or not. (Less)
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- author
- Tegnestedt, Elin LU and Andersson, Jessica LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- HARH16 20172
- year
- 2018
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Visselblåsning, Whistleblowing, Komparativ metod, Skandinavien, Offentlig sektor
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 8933096
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- 2018-01-22 15:04:34
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abstract = {{This paper describes the legal protection of public sector employees in Scandinavia, when it comes to articulate grievances in their workplace and what this means for the employee. It also describes the limitations that may exist in the legal protection and what comparisons that can be made between Sweden, Denmark and Norway's regulations in this area. Finally, a comparative analysis of the legal situation regarding whistleblowing for public sector employees in Scandinavia is presented.
The paper is based on constitutional rules and, in part, other provisions. From this material, it can be concluded that the Scandinavian countries, in many aspects, have similarities between their rights and freedoms that affect whistleblowing. An important factor behind this is that the European Convention applies to all three countries, and the Convention is the foundation of protection for whistleblowers. Freedom of expression and the right to criticize the employer/business, are strongly regulated in all three countries. Even the ability to access documents, through “the right of access principle”, is something that is strongly regulated in all three countries. On the other hand, the legal situation regarding “freedom of communicate information”, is divergent between the Scandinavian countries. In Sweden, it is regulated in the constitution, while in Denmark it only exists as an unspoken regulation. Furthermore, no regulation is found in the Norwegian justice system regarding “freedom of communicate information”. As to the rest, Sweden and Norway have other regulations for protection of whistleblowers. In Sweden, it is perpetuated in the law (2016: 749), while in Norway provisions can be found in the Work Environment Act. In this aspect, Denmark differs from the other Scandinavian countries with no other regulations that may affect whistleblowers. In addition to these regulations, all three countries have specific provisions on confidentiality and professional secrecy, which in various ways affect what information is allowed to be disclosed or not.}},
author = {{Tegnestedt, Elin and Andersson, Jessica}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Att blåsa i visslan - Skyddet för visselblåsare inom offentlig verksamhet i Skandinavien}},
year = {{2018}},
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