Course Description
Whistleblowing systems are no longer optional. Since the transposition of the EU Directive 2019/1937 through the French Loi Waserman in 2022, organisations with 50 or more employees are legally required to establish internal reporting channels, protect reporting persons and their facilitators, and respond within defined timeframes. Non-compliance is not a technicality — it is a prosecutable failure with direct personal and corporate consequences.
This course was designed for compliance officers, HR leaders, legal teams, ethics officers, and governance professionals who are responsible for building, operating, or auditing whistleblowing systems. You will learn to design reporting channels that meet legal requirements and actually get used, run investigations that are impartial and procedurally sound, protect reporters from retaliation, and build the organisational culture in which speaking up is a norm rather than a risk.
Across six structured modules, you will move from legal foundations and protection standards to system design, investigation procedures, psychological safety, and advanced governance practices aligned with ISO 37002. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to build a reporting system your organisation can stand behind — in front of auditors, regulators, and employees alike.
Why This Training Matters
Since Loi Waserman, whistleblowing is a compliance obligation — not a voluntary commitment.
Organisations without functioning internal reporting channels, documented investigation procedures, and anti-retaliation protections are in breach of French law. Regulators, courts, and ESG auditors now treat the absence of a compliant speak-up system as a governance failure with measurable consequences.
Where This Course Takes You
Understand your legal obligations and the scope of protected reporting
You will master the requirements of Loi Waserman and the EU Directive, understand who qualifies as a protected reporter or facilitator, and know precisely what obligations apply to your organisation based on size, sector, and governance structure.
Design reporting channels that are compliant, accessible, and actually used
You will build internal reporting systems that meet legal requirements for intake procedures, response timelines, data retention, and role assignment — and that are designed around the real reasons employees choose not to speak up.
Run investigations that are impartial and legally sound
You will apply good-faith assessment criteria, structure investigations that withstand legal scrutiny, protect reporters from retaliation throughout the process, and manage closure and follow-up in a way that maintains trust and satisfies documentation requirements.
Build a speak-up culture and align your system with ISO 37002
You will understand the leadership and psychological conditions that determine whether employees report or stay silent, integrate your whistleblowing system with broader compliance and ESG governance frameworks, and apply ISO 37002 principles to drive continuous improvement.
Certification
Course Curriculum
5 sections3 Hours total length
Module 1 : Comprendre le harcèlement, la dignité et la conduite au travail
- 1.1 Dignité au travail et droit au respect
- 1.2 Formes de harcèlement dans les lieux de travail modernes
- 1.3 Distinguer le harcèlement des conflits et de la gestion de la performance
- 1.4 Déséquilibre de pouvoir, autorité et inconduite
Module 2 : Cadre juridique et réglementaire français
- 2.1 Dispositions du Code du travail français sur le harcèlement\
- 2.2 Droit pénal et responsabilité personnelle
- 2.3 Obligation de sécurité de l’employeur et risques psychosociaux
- 2.4 Autorités de contrôle et recours judiciaires
Module 3 : Responsabilités de l’employeur et des managers
- 3.1 Devoirs de prévention et de protection de l’employeur
- 3.2 Conduite managériale et limites légales
- 3.3 Droits, devoirs et protections des employés
- 3.4 Rôle du CSE, des RH et des services de santé au travail
Module 5 : Signalement, enquête et conséquences
- 5.1 Canaux de signalement et protection des lanceurs d’alerte
- 5.2 Procédures d’enquête internes
- 5.3 Sanctions disciplinaires, civiles et pénales
- 5.4 Impact sur la santé, le psychologique et l’organisation
Module 4 : Systèmes de prévention et culture organisationnelle
- 4.1 Évaluation des risques et intégration DUERP
- 4.2 Politiques, formations et règles internes
- 4.3 Conception organisationnelle et culture du lieu de travail
- 4.4 Responsabilité des témoins et responsabilité collective