Jan Colhoun
Jan advises clients on all aspects of employment law, both nationally and internationally. She provides solutions-based expertise to her clients, whatever their needs and wherever they do business.
With a reputation for delivering strategic and operational advice on both contentious and non-contentious matters, Jan has a particular interest in Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal litigation, restrictive covenant disputes and multijurisdictional projects, including cross-border restructures.
Jan's clients appreciate her commercial instincts, which complement her deep sector knowledge, in particular in the Tech, Hospitality & Leisure, and Media, Sport and Entertainment sectors.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2013
Membership
- Law Society of Scotland
Qualifications
- LLB Hons - 2009
- Law with French - 2009
Education
- University of Glasgow (2009)
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PRACTICE NOTES
Global corporate whistleblowing schemes: UK, EU and US requirements, GDPR/UK GDPR compliance, EU Whistleblowing Directive obligations, DPIAs, confidentiality and international data transfers
This Practice Note provides an introduction to the data protection implications of establishing a global corporate whistleblowing scheme.
To deliver effective corporate governance, companies need dependable ways to spot and remedy unlawful or unethical behaviour within their organisations. One means of meeting this aim is to set up internal whistleblowing arrangements, giving staff a trusted, confidential route to raise concerns about misconduct.
Worldwide, more national laws are obliging businesses to put in place internal financial control procedures—often realised through whistleblowing frameworks. The US sets the pace with rigorous expectations for internal reporting and investigation of suspected wrongdoing under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 (SOX). For a US‑regulated multinational, designing a uniform corporate whistleblowing programme across every territory in which it trades can be challenging.
In Europe, organisations must also reconcile their governance goals with protecting the privacy rights of individuals named through the operation of a whistleblowing scheme, especially where reports are submitted anonymously. A company active in EU jurisdictions...
Employment
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