Under the Act on the Protection of Public Interest Whistleblowers in the Republic of Korea, internal whistle-blowers may be entitled to a reward of up to ₩ 3 billion ($ 2.3 million) where the information directly results in the recovery of, or increase in, revenue of the public institutions through penalty surcharges and others. Even when no direct recovery of, or increase in, revenue follows but the whistle- blowing serves the public interest, the reporter may be awarded up to.
₩ 200 million ($ 152,000) by the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC).
Source: Anti-corruption and Civil Rights Commission, “ The Protection of Public Interest Reporters Act”, https://www.acrc.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=64&list_no=38924&seq=1; https://businessintegrity.unodc.org/bip/en/questionnaire-on-states-measures-for-business-integrity.html
