The reservations against informers are great in Germany.
In view of the history of the country, it is the special responsibility of all those involved, i.e. notifiers and recipients, to deal conscientiously and with the necessary restraint with confidential information from employees during whistleblowing.
After the Merkel government lost the chance, it is now the task of the traffic light coalition to form a modern and, above all, practicable law.
A lot of empirical values can be derived from the disputes surrounding the Trade Secrets Act.
For example, how references to minor cases are to be distinguished from explosive content.
In future, the protection of an honest whistleblower must be of paramount importance.
Otherwise Germany could fall behind international standards when it comes to investigating grievances or criminal offenses in companies.
Skeptics should be told that companies in antitrust law have long benefited from whistleblowers: Those who point out illegal price fixing as key witnesses usually get away with it without penalty.