Škoda Auto a.s. has established an internal whistleblowing system on the basis of Czech Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on the Protection of Whistleblowers (hereinafter referred to as the "Whistleblower Protection Act"). To submit a hint of a possible unlawful conduct, you can contact the relevant persons listed below, who primarily receive and examine the merits of the hint and then propose measures to remedy the unlawful illegal situation.
Škoda Auto receives and handles hints submitted by persons who are in a basic employment relationship with Škoda Auto or persons performing volunteer activities, professional practice or internships for it, or who have applied for a job or other similar activity with it. Škoda Auto in accordance with the provisions of § 9 par. 2 a) and b) point 3. of Whistleblower Protection Act excludes receiving notifications from a person who does not perform work or other similar activities for Škoda Auto pursuant to § 2 par. 3 a), h) or i) of the Whistleblower Protection Act.
You can submit a notification in any way you want
Relevant persons of Škoda Auto a.s. pursuant to the Whistleblower Protection Act:
David Kavan, +420 326 811 668
Jana Václavková, +420 730 866 095
Marek Drašar, +420 730 862 285
Postal address: Škoda Auto a.s., tř. Václava Klementa 869, Mladá Boleslav II, 293 01 Mladá Boleslav, Česká republika (please include on the envelope the name of one of the relevant persons listed above)
The external notification channel is established by the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic. Submission of a hint to the Ministry is not subject to the initial submission of a hint through an internal whistleblowing system. It is entirely up to the whistleblower to decide what procedure to choose.
A hint can be submitted to the Ministry of Justice here https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/chci-podat-oznameni/
Authorized persons of the Ministry evaluate the hint with respect to the scope of the Whistleblower Protection Act and the competence of the public authority that should deal with the reported unlawful conduct. Subsequently, they submit the hint as incentives for further investigation to public authorities (e.g. law enforcement authorities, inspection bodies, etc.). However, unlike the above-mentioned relevant persons who receive and handle reports within the framework of the internal whistleblowing system, the authorized employees of the Ministry of Justice do not carry out any investigation of the reported unlawful conduct by the organization in which it is alleged to have occurred, nor do they subsequently propose measures to prevent or remedy the detected unlawful situation.
More information can be found on the website of the Ministry of Justice here https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/informace-pro-oznamovatele/