Whistleblower Escalates Against ROCHE and TRANSCOM After Continued Obstruction and Retaliation

A protected whistleblower under Portugal's Law No. 93/2021 will escalate legal action against Transcom and Roche following months of systematic non-compliance with GDPR and whistleblower protection obligations.

Despite final deadlines expiring on 8 November (Transcom) and total silence from Roche - including from Global Privacy Office representative Viviana Aguirre - since 24 October 2025, both companies continue to withhold the missing August 20 meeting recording, refuse to justify unlawful redactions and omissions, and fail to establish mandatory Article 8 whistleblowing channels or remedy the retaliatory conduct. Non-compliance continues regarding:

-Full personal data required under Article 15 GDPR (including internal emails, support tickets, account metadata and Roche - Transcom correspondence related to the retaliatory account lockout of 20 August 2025)

-The mandatory confidential internal reporting channels required by Article 8 of Law No. 93/2021

-The audio recording of the 20 August 2025 meeting involving Transcom managers Philip Christopher Brunner, Raquel Joana Silva Sequeira and Maria Goreti Da Silva Batista Carmona Martins

-Direct contact details of Roche's Chief Group Compliance Officer, in direct violation of Roche's own publicly stated Non-Retaliation Policy

All attempts at amicable resolution have been exhausted. Formal proceedings are now being initiated with:

-Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) - repeated and aggravated GDPR violations

-Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho (ACT) - failure to establish lawful whistleblowing channels and retaliation

-Ministério Público - criminal investigation into obstruction and retaliation against the companies and officials involved

-Civil courts - claims for material and non-material damages

Statement from Cambridge Samuel:

"Eleven weeks of documented obstruction, missed deadlines and deliberate silence leave no doubt: these are not administrative oversights - they are conscious attempts to suppress lawful rights. That ends now. Full accountability - legal, financial and public - begins this week."

Av. da Liberdade 110
1269-046 Lisboa, Portugal
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Sofia Goncalves / sofia.goncalves@cambridgesamuel.com

Cambridge Samuel is exploring collective legal options for employees facing workplace violations. If you've experienced unfair treatment, contact us at;

class-action@cambridgesamuel.com or at legal@cambridgesamuel.com

This release was published on openPR.