問18
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勤務先の法令違反行為の通報に関して, 公益通報者保護法で規定されているものはどれか。
平成30年度 春期 ITパスポート試験 問18
ストラテジ系法務 › その他の法律・ガイドライン・情報倫理
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問 18
Incorrectア
A “letter of appreciation from the supervising government agency” is not a form of protection provided for in the Whistleblower Protection Act. The purpose of this law is to protect whistleblowers from disadvantageous treatment; it does not provide for granting commendations or letters of appreciation.
Incorrectイ
“Arrangement for changing jobs to another company in the same industry” is not something stipulated by the law. The Whistleblower Protection Act invalidates disadvantageous treatment (such as dismissal) at the current employer; it does not establish any mechanism for arranging a job change to another company.
- ウ
正解 The Whistleblower Protection Act is a law that protects workers (whistleblowers) who report their employer’s illegal acts in the public interest. Its central provision is that “a dismissal made on the grounds of having reported is invalid.” In addition, disadvantageous treatment such as demotion or pay cuts is also prohibited. Therefore, what this law stipulates is the “invalidation of a dismissal made on the grounds of having reported,” so choice ウ is correct.
Incorrectエ
A “reward bonus corresponding to the content of the report” is not a provision of the Whistleblower Protection Act. This law does not give whistleblowers monetary rewards; its purpose is to protect them by prohibiting disadvantageous treatment.
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- The Whistleblower Protection Act is a law that protects workers who report their employer’s legal violations in the public interest from disadvantageous treatment (such as dismissal, demotion, or pay cuts) imposed on the grounds of the report.
- The core provision is that “a dismissal made on the grounds of the report is invalid”; the law does not provide for reward-type mechanisms such as letters of appreciation, job-change arrangements, or reward bonuses.
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