Whistleblower Policy
Adopted by the RFSL congress, October 2025.
Read the full Whistleblower Policy here
Whistleblowing at RFSL
RFSL strives to be a safe, inclusive, and transparent organisation where members, employees, volunteers, contractors, and partners can trust our work. An important part of this is ensuring that serious misconduct or irregularities within our organisation can be identified and addressed in a legally sound and structured manner.
Our whistleblower policy applies across all of RFSL, the national federation, local branches, and all parts of the organisation, and aims to ensure a consistent, fair, and trustworthy process for handling whistleblower reports. The policy is based on the Swedish Whistleblower Act (2021:890).
When should the whistleblowing function be used?
Whistleblowing refers to reporting serious wrongdoing where there is a public interest in the information being disclosed. This may include financial misconduct, serious workplace safety deficiencies, severe discrimination or harassment, environmental offences, or violations of national or EU law.
You are not required to prove the information you report, it is enough that you have reasonable grounds to believe the information is accurate. Individuals who report in good faith are protected against all forms of retaliation, and all reports are handled confidentially by authorised individuals.
Concerns related to general dissatisfaction or everyday workplace issues should be addressed through RFSL’s regular internal channels.