Questions and answers about the scheme
Matters to be reported through the whistle-blower scheme
A whistle-blower scheme is intended to handle criminal or very serious matters relating to Topdanmark. Find specific examples at the top of this site.
Matters not related to the whistle-blower scheme
The whistle-blower scheme is only intended to handle serious matters. Therefore, you cannot report a number of situations even though it could be breach of internal rules, manners, code of conduct etc.
It could be, but not exclusively:
- Bullying
- Lack of co-operation
- Incompetence
- Absenteeism
- Violation of guidelines for dresscode, smoking, alcohol, use of e-mail and internet
If, as an external business partner, you have been in situations as described above, we recommend you to contact your counterpart in Topdanmark or his / hers intermediate superior in the company. Such matters cannot be handled by the whistle-blower system, according to law. Therefore, reports received on these subjects will be deleted immediately.
You have the opportunity to report anonymously
It is possible to report anonymously but we prefer that you tell us your name and other contact details. If you have told us who you are, it will be possible for us to come back to you with detailed questions if necessary.
Topdanmark protects persons who make us of the scheme, and if people are subject to reprisal because they make use of the whistle-blower scheme, this will be reported to HR.
We are not always able to give you feedback on your report
As reports often relate to personally sensitive information and may involve individuals on whom we are not allowed to pass on information, we are not able to able to give you individual feedback on your report. This is irrespective of you being anonymous or not. Of course, you can be sure that we will take your report seriously and check it thoroughly within the statutory limits of the whistle-blower scheme.
The whistle-blower scheme has been approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency
Topdanmark’s whistle-blower scheme has been presented to and approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency. It is absolutely top priority that all those who use the whistle-blower scheme may rely on all communications being treated as confidential and stored and investigated in a confidential and adequate manner.