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Extension to Whistleblowing Protection

Ellie Humphris — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 13:04:31 +0000

Whistleblowing, or, more correctly making protected disclosures, is considered vital to public safety. High-profile failures in safety such as the Piper Alpha disaster in 1998 and more recently the problems at Stafford Hospital have highlighted the need for a method of protecting workers who feel it necessary to come forward and express their concerns about ... Read more

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Incentivised Whistleblowing: Will it make a difference?

Tom Street — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:24:11 +0000

Employment lawyers across the UK will have to consider what the effect of incentivised whistle blowing could have on their workload. As there are murmurings that the Government is potentially looking to introduce some financial reward for successful whistle blowing. At present there is no financial reward for an employee to report any complaint to ... Read more

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Whistle blowing in the workplace: Impact of the new rules

Chloe George — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:57:26 +0000

Whistle blowing occurs when a worker reports what he feels is suspected wrongdoing at work. The things which workers can report include anything that is illegal or if work are neglecting various duties such as health and safety, environmental issues, covering up wrongdoing etc. An employee should not be dismissed because of the whistle blowing ... Read more

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