Reporting

Reporting according to Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the protection of whistleblowers (The Whistleblower Protection Act, hereinafter referred to as the “Act”)

Pursuant to the Act, Masaryk University informs whistleblowers whose rights are protected on the process of reporting.

The benefit of the Act for the whistleblower is their protected status, as whistleblowers must not be subjected to retaliation.

The benefit for Masaryk University is the possibility to reveal potentially harmful procedures and actions in due time.

A whistleblower can be an employee, job applicant, intern, etc.

The Act does not protect the whistleblower in the case of provision of false information.

Report

What can be reported in accordance with the Act?

Information by a natural person on possible illegal activity whose commission was brought to the attention of the whistleblower in relation to their work or similar activity

• which has elements of a felony or
• a misdemeanour, for which the law sets the maximum fine rate of at least CZK 100,000, or
• breaches the Act, other legal regulation or an EU legislation governing the areas stipulated by the Act.

Masaryk University has an internal reporting system in place for the receipt of reports which guarantees anonymity of the channels used to receive and process individual reports, and includes deadlines for the processing of reports.

How to report

• by e-mail to oznameni@muni.cz
• by phone: 549 49 5089 or 771 279 712
• in paper form to the address: Rektorát MU, Žerotínovo nám. 617/9, 601 77 Brno. Please include the following text on the envelope: "Only at the hands of the MU Ombudsperson"
• in person (per agreement with the competent person)
• through Oznamovatel, the external whistleblowing form of the Ministry of Justice (in Czech)
• disclosure (subject to the fulfilment of legal conditions)

Reports can be filed anonymously.

Masaryk University excludes receiving a report from a person, who for MUNI does not perform work or other similar activity according to Section 2, subsection 3, letters a), b), h) or i) of the Act.

Competent person

The competent person is the only person who can make themselves familiar with the contents of reports, and to evaluate them.

The competent person is the ombuds.

Contact:

• oznameni@muni.cz, tel. 549 49 5089 or 771 279 712
• Rektorát MU, Žerotínovo nám. 617/9, 601 77 Brno

Handling of a report in accordance with the Act

1. A report can be made orally or in writing, possibly in person, should the whistleblower so wish.
2. The competent person must notify the whistleblower about the receipt of the report within 7 days.
3. The whistleblower must be notified about the result of the review within 30 days.
4. The deadline can be extended by further 30 days twice.
5. The competent person must propose measures to prevent or remedy the illegal actions.
6. The report shall be filed for 5 years.