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Whistleblowing

Employers should have a whistleblowing (protected disclosure) procedure for a worker to raise genuine concerns about a colleague’s conduct or the employer’s practices.

The procedure should allow for the worker to raise these concerns with a nominated person and set out the steps that the employer will take in response.

A disclosure will be protected if the employee reasonably believes that the disclosure is made in the public interest. Protections include the right not to be unfairly dismissed or to suffer a detriment for blowing the whistle.


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    • NHS

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    by Rob Moss 8 May 2025
    by Rob Moss 8 May 2025

    NHS worker awarded £29,000 by employment tribunal after being assigned Darth Vader personality type in Star Wars-themed Myers-Briggs exercise.

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Latest News

    Whistleblowing protections do not extend to external job applicants, court rules

    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2025

    External whistleblowing protections do not extend to external job applicants, after a ruling by the Court of Appeal.

    • Corporate governance
    • Ethics
    • Latest News

    Whistleblowing up as companies embrace ‘speak up’ culture

    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025
    by Jo Faragher 2 Apr 2025

    The number of employees using a whistleblowing service increased by 16% in 2024, with HR concerns accounting for more than half of reports.

    • Disability discrimination
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    • Discrimination

    Police sergeant’s ‘scattergun’ allegations dismissed by tribunal

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2025

    A Met Police sergeant who brought 271 individual allegations to an employment tribunal has had all claims dismissed.

    • NHS
    • Corporate manslaughter
    • Latest News

    Police widen Countess of Chester manslaughter investigation to staff

    by Rob Moss 14 Mar 2025
    by Rob Moss 14 Mar 2025

    Police widen investigation into neonatal deaths at Countess of Chester Hospital to include gross negligence manslaughter by individuals.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Sexual harassment
    • Employee relations

    New employment rights top priority for HR teams

    by Jo Faragher 10 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 10 Mar 2025

    The top priority for HR teams in the coming year is adapting to the Employment Rights Bill, according to research by law firm Freeths.

    • Case law
    • Blacklisting
    • Latest News

    Court hears case on whistleblowing protections for external job applicants

    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025
    by Rob Moss 19 Feb 2025

    Court of Appeal considers whether whistleblowing protections should be extended to external job applicants under human rights legislation.

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    • Economics, government & business

    Fall of Kabul whistleblower wins unfair dismissal case

    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 19 Feb 2025

    A civil servant who blew the whistle on the UK’s withdrawal from Afghanistan has won a case for unfair dismissal against the Foreign Office.

    • NHS
    • Constructive dismissal
    • Latest News

    Countess of Chester NHS chair resigns after damning tribunal findings

    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025
    by Jo Faragher 17 Feb 2025

    The chairman of the Countess of Chester hospital has resigned after a tribunal found that he and others had ‘conspired’ to oust the trust’s chief executive, Dr Susan Gilby.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Latest News
    • Gender pay gap

    Whistleblowing: Are there lessons to learn from the financial services sector?  

    by Paul Fontes and Ruth Christy 27 Dec 2024
    by Paul Fontes and Ruth Christy 27 Dec 2024

    Ruth Christy and Paul Fontes highlight the issues concerning whistleblowing and look at developments in the financial services sector.

    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture
    • Whistleblowing

    Majority of UK employees would report workplace malpractice

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 3 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 3 Dec 2024

    Almost all (94%) of UK employees would report workplace malpractice while just 6% would never do so, new research finds.

    • NHS
    • UK
    • Whistleblowing

    NHS bosses who silence whistleblowers could lose jobs

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 25 Nov 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 25 Nov 2024

    NHS bosses who stop whistleblowers from speaking out could lose their jobs or be barred from working in the health service altogether.

    • Latest News
    • Employment tribunals
    • Third sector

    Charity trustees could gain protection from whistleblowing

    by Jo Faragher 1 Nov 2024
    by Jo Faragher 1 Nov 2024

    Charity trustees could soon be protected from whistleblowing detriment after a landmark case at the Employment Appeal Tribunal.

    • Employment law
    • Latest News
    • Economics, government & business

    Employment Rights Bill amendment could give whistleblowers extra protections

    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 18 Oct 2024

    The number of workers covered by whistleblowing law could be about to expand as Protect's campaign to reform the Public Interest Disclosure Act gains parliamentary support.

    • Discipline
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    • Discipline and grievances

    Post Office CPO was asked to ‘close down’ conduct probe

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Oct 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Oct 2024

    Karen McEwan told the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal that former chair Henry Staunton had asked her to ‘close down’ an investigation into the conduct of chief executive, Nick Read.

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