Poland’s new act on transparency in public life, which took effect in early March, applies to the Polish civil service. The two main provisions are protection for whistle-blowers (who cannot be fired from their jobs, transferred or subject to disciplinary action) and a three-year ban on a civil servant taking a job in the private sector if the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau cites a definite risk of conflict of interest.

For more information: cba.gov.pl