Whistleblowing: applying the public interest test

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Whistleblowing: applying the public interest test

By Tom Fancett

Report reveals 20% of COVID-19 whistleblowers dismissed

By Victoria Albon

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Whistleblowing: Is a detriment suffered outside work as a result of a disclosure protected by the Employment Rights Act?

In the recent case of Tiplady v City of Bradford Metropolitan Council the Court of Appeal considered whether a detriment suffered by […]

By Aggie Salt

Whistle blowing and the “public interest”

Is it enough that a worker believes a disclosure is in the public interest? In the recent case of Okwu […]

By Laura Morrison

Vento bands increase

The Presidents of the Employment Tribunals in England and Wales and Scotland have issued an update to the Vento guidelines, setting out new bands as adjusted for inflation.

By Lisa Watson

Government announces measures to tackle sexual harassment at work

Earlier this week the government unveiled measures designed to combat sexual harassment at work. The Women and Equalities Select Committee […]

By Claire Maclean

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Non-executive directors can be liable for a detriment suffered by a whistleblower

In the recent case of Timis and another v. Osipov, the Court of Appeal confirmed that an individual employee, along […]

By Aggie Salt

Kilraine v London Borough of Wandsworth [2018]

A recent case has considered the issue of what amounts to a protected disclosure. In Kilraine v. London Borough of Wandsworth [2018], the Court of Appeal guided Employment Tribunals in such cases to focus on determining whether there was a "protected disclosure" and whether the disclosed information, showed or tended to show that one or more of the six specified types of malpractice had taken place or was likely to take place – for example a breach of a legal obligation.

By Verity Buckingham

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