In accordance with the Whistleblowing Act No. 171/2023 Sb., §9 odst. 2b)

Overview

Savills is committed to maintaining the highest standards of honesty, creating a culture of openness and accountability in all its business dealings and wishes to ensure that fraud, illegal, and unethical conduct and wrongdoing are exposed and remedied.

Savills takes any malpractice (i.e. fraud, illegal or unethical conduct or wrongdoing) very seriously in all its business dealings. It is recognised that employees are often the first to know when someone connected with the company is doing something wrong and you are encouraged to report any concerns you may have about the conduct of others in the business or the way the business is run in accordance with the procedure set out below.

Any attempt to victimise an employee for having raised a legitimate concern about malpractice or to deter anyone from raising such a concern is a serious disciplinary offence.

Activities covered

The following activities are considered by Savills to constitute misconduct or malpractice and are covered by this procedure:

• Criminal offences;
• A miscarriage of justice;
• Unlawful and/or fraudulent activities causing harm to customers or to the company assets;
• A significant health and safety risk;
• A significant environmental risk;
• If you believe someone is covering up wrongdoing;
• Failure to comply with any legal duty, such as:
  • Offering or accepting bribes (refer to Code of Conduct for further guidance);
  • Corruption or misappropriation;
  • Human rights violations;
  • Data Protection;
  • Acts of terrorism and democracy subversion;
  • Anti-competitive conduct;
  • Organized crimes, such as mafia association.
• Harassment;
• Discrimination;
• Deliberate concealment of any of the above. 

This list is not exhaustive and Company will value any report that is made which could be reasonably considered to be in the public interest. It is not necessary for you to have proof that malpractice is being, or is likely to be committed, reasonable belief is sufficient.

An instruction to cover up is in itself a disciplinary offence. If you are instructed to remain silent, even if this person is in authority, you should not agree and you should raise your concern to a higher level of management.

You should note however that any false report which is made maliciously or for personal gain may lead to disciplinary action. When you report malpractice under this procedure you have the right not to be dismissed or be subjected to victimisation, including detriment, bullying or harassment from another employee for this action.

Procedure

Considerations:

• Report any suspicious activities promptly;
• Reports can be made on the basis of a suspicion in a good faith – you do not have to be in possession of hard facts;
• The reporting, by the staff, must in any case be based on good faith or on a reasonable belief, of detailed reports of illegal conduct, relevant pursuant to this decree and based on precise and concordant elements of fact, or of violations of the organization model and of the body, which they have become aware of due to the functions performed.

1.1 Contact

Phone:
Head of Country Czech Republic (Stuart Jordan Tel.+420 720 076 367), or
Finance Director (Robert Pastuszek, Tel. +420 606 734 003) or
HQ Deputy Company Secretary (Christine Cox, Savills plc, +44 207 877 4589)

Email:
whistleblowingPrague@savills.cz, or
Head of Country stuart.jordan@savills.cz, or
Finance Director Robert.pastuszek@savills.cz, or
HQ Deputy Company Secretary (clcox@savills.com)

In person:
Head of Country or Finance Director, Czech Republic

In addition, Savills has newly launched an independent service SafeCall operated by an external organisation for making your reports, starting from 25 April 2022.

• by a phone 00 800 7233 2255 (press 1 for English, 5 for Czech)
• in writing at www.safecall.co.uk/report

Report to SafeCall is passed over to the responsible person at Savills Headquarters in the UK.

1.2

Report can be made orally or in writing. If you choose to make a report orally, you can bring a colleague with you if you wish. If you wish to raise the matter in confidence you should make this clear when you make the report.

1.3

Savills will take steps in the investigation to ensure that confidentiality is maintained as far as possible and will endeavour to protect the identity of the person who raised the concern. 

Savills will keep all information relating to the disclosure strictly confidential except, as it is on a strictly confidential basis to a professionally qualified lawyer for the purpose of obtaining legal advice or as required by law.

All personal data provided during the process will be treated in accordance with the Data Protection Regulation, for legitimate and specific purposes in relation to the investigation.