TY - JOUR TI - Status of people who disclose wrongdoing or malpractices in the workplace in the Slovak Republic and its evolution including the Act adopted on 16th October 2014 AU - Waszak, Marcin TI - Status of people who disclose wrongdoing or malpractices in the workplace in the Slovak Republic and its evolution including the Act adopted on 16th October 2014 AB - The article is focused on origins and implementation of the Slovak Act on whistleblowers protection adopted in 2014 and its practical consequences. Author analyses attitudes of the Slovak society towards reporting corruption and their evolution in the last four years. Key legal mechanisms of whistleblowers protection against reprisal were also presented.  VL - 2017 IS - Issue 4 (40) PY - 2018 SN - 1896-0200 C1 - 2084-3968 SP - 551 EP - 566 DO - 10.4467/20843968ZP.17.040.8024 UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zarzadzanie-publiczne/article/status-osob-ujawniajacych-nieprawidlowosci-w-miejscu-pracy-w-republice-slowackiej-i-jego-ewolucja-z-perspektywy-przepisow-ustawy-z-dnia-16-pazdziernika-2014-roku KW - protection of whistleblowers KW - preventing corruption KW - discrimination against employees KW - whistleblowing law in Slovakia KW - social perception of whistleblowers