WHISTLEBLOWING

The institution of whistleblowing, introduced in Italy by Law no. 190/2012, is preordained to the prevention and repression of corruption, in order to protect the public and general interest, legality and ethics. Legislative Decree no. 24/2023, implementing European Directive no. 2019/1937, regulates the protection of people who report violations of national or European Union provisions that harm the public interest or the integrity of the public administration or private entity, of which they have become aware in a public or private work context.

WHO CAN REPORT

The following subjects can transmit the reports:

1. employees of Sync Lab, even during probation or retirement;
2. self-employed workers, collaborators, freelancers, interns, volunteers who carry out or provide activities at Sync Lab;
3. shareholders and people with functions of direction, administration, control, supervision or representation, even de facto.

WHAT CAN BE REPORTED

Reports that concern behaviors, risks, crimes or irregularities, committed or attempted, to the detriment of the public and/or corporate interest, of which the employee has become aware in the context or by reason of the employment relationship, are considered relevant.

The violations subject to reporting may consist of administrative, accounting, civil or criminal offenses as better detailed in art. 2 of Legislative Decree no. 24 of March 10, 2023.

Reports concerning disputes, claims or requests related to a personal interest, even possibly reported to the judicial or accounting authority that relate exclusively to their individual employment or employment relationships, or related to their employment or employment relationships with hierarchically superior figures, will not be taken into consideration. It is necessary that the report is detailed, concerns verifiable facts and known directly by the reporter and not reported or referred by other subjects, and contains all the information and data to unequivocally identify the authors of the violation.

INTERNAL REPORTING CHANNEL

The computer reporting platform, by filling in the appropriate form, is accessible from this page:

The computer system guarantees the anonymity of the reporter, the confidentiality of the identity of the person involved and the person otherwise mentioned in the report, as well as the content of the report and the related documentation.

The information contained in the report will be accessible exclusively to the person specifically assigned to manage the reports and will be processed in accordance with the rules on the protection of personal data.

PROHIBITION OF RETALIATION

The employee who reports an offense cannot be sanctioned, demoted, dismissed, transferred or subjected to any other organizational measure having negative effects, direct or indirect, on working conditions.

In general, the person who reports violations of which they have become aware in the context of the work context, cannot suffer any type of retaliation (art. 17 paragraph 4 Legislative Decree 24/2023).