Whistleblowers have protection from dismissal and detriments if they blow the whistle to their employer. In addition, workers can blow the whistle to a prescribed person in order to get protection although the hoops the worker must go through to claim the protection are harder for those that blow the whistle in this way. This February, the Government has […]
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Disclosure in the public interest
A requirement was added for whistleblowers that the disclosure be made in the public interest. This was added to prevent Claimant’s relying on complaints concerning their own contracts. The question remained however as to how wide the public interest requirement was. The EAT held in Chestertons v Nurmohamed that the Claimant can have a reasonable belief is in the public […]
Whistleblowing consultation
Some years ago an amendment was made to the ET1 form whereby you could ask the Tribunal to refer on the claim if it involved a claim relating to whistleblowing to the appropriate regulator. There was much debate in practice as to whether tactically it was advisable to tick that box or not. I have […]
Whistleblowing cases
The EAT in the recent decision of Blackbay Ventures Ltd t/a Chemistree v G**** set out an approach that Employment Tribunals should take when considering protected disclosure cases, which may also assist those representing clients in such cases or those bringing such cases. The EAT identified a number of steps that may be taken by the Tribunal, […]
Snow whistleblower
During the winter of 2010, Mr Shaw sent a series of two emails to the Health and Safety Manager and a further email to HR concerning the dangerous driving conditions in the snowy conditions. Mr Shaw managed a team who travelled to customers around the Country and was looking for guidance on how best to […]
Whistleblowing recommendations
The charity Public Concern at Work has received the recommendations from the commission it established to review the effectiveness of whistleblowing practices in UK workplaces back in 2013. The report makes over 20 recommendations for improving protection for whistleblowers and encouraging culture of compliance with the legal obligations. The commission has attached a draft code […]
NHS spends £2m on confidentiality
The NHS has certainly been in the spotlight over recent weeks. There has been much said about the state of A&E and the 111 helpline service with several whistleblowers coming forward to give an insider’s view. The Telegraph blog has reported today that the NHS has spent £2m on gagging clauses. I have seen in […]
Whistleblowing – the inside story
The Public Concern at Work (PCAW) Organisation has presented a report giving the low down into whistleblowing from the calls it has received to its hotline over a twelve month period. The report entitled “Whistleblowing the inside story” has been published in conjunction with the University of Greenwich and can be found here. Ethical and […]
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