Whistleblowing

UAB “Skrivanek vertimų biuras” contact person in whistleblowing matters is Kristina Šuškevič, the Branch Manager.

In the event of whistleblowing, you may report it to the person responsible for dealing with such notifications Kristina Šukševič at the following contact details:
Phone: +370 673 75574
Email address: kristina.suskevic@skrivanek.lt

In the event of whistleblowing, confidentiality is ensured. A reply to the received report will be prepared within two weeks of receiving it. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent within 3 business days.

Anonymous reports (e.g. anonymous emails), or anonymous phone calls are not considered whistleblowing reports.

If UAB “Skrivanek vertimų biuras” finds that the question under consideration is not in their competence, the report will be forwarded to a competent authority.

THE WHISTLEBLOWER HAS THE RIGHT TO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS:

corruption and fraud; violation of binding ethical or professional norms; failure to negligence of employees, or abuse of the official position by them; violation in the field of public procurement; squandering of financial resources or property of a public person; public health and safety risks; environmental safety risks; labour safety risks; violation of human rights; violation of competition rights; and other cases referred to in the Whistleblowing Law.

WHAT IS NOT REGARDED AS WHISTLEBLOWING?

Deliberate provision of false information, disclosure of information containing an official secret, and reporting only on infringements of personal interests.

If a person has filed a claim without indicating that it is a whistleblower complaint, then, before the submission has been examined on its merits, the person can request to recognise this submission as a whistleblower complaint.

ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MECHANISMS MAY BE USED TO BLOW THE WHISTLE:

  1. internal whistleblowing system;
  2. turning to a competent authority;

The internal whistleblowing procedure has been prepared on the basis of the Whistleblowing Law. The purpose of the Whistleblowing Law is to provide adequate opportunities to report legal violations that threaten or violate the public interest, to ensure the prevention, disclosure and prosecution of such violations, to ensure the protection of whistleblowers and measures to help them.