In Henderson v GCRM Ltd & Ors, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered whether it is possible to hold an “innocent” decision-maker liable for the
A new report sets out the findings of a detailed Government-commissioned review into the state of whistleblowing law in the UK. The report also contains
In the recent case of Handa v Station Hotel (Newcastle) Ltd and others, the EAT held that independent HR consultants may be viewed as agents
In the recent case of Sullivan v Isle of Wight Council, the Court of Appeal considered the issue of whether an external job applicant was
A Tribunal has ruled that a trainee solicitor left unsupervised in a chaotic working environment was unfairly dismissed for blowing the whistle on the way
World Whistleblowers Day, originally created by a group of non-governmental organisations in 2019, is an annual opportunity to reflect on the importance of an individual’s
Two recent Employment Tribunal decisions have made it clear that employees who report the bullying or harassment of other members of staff may qualify as
BDBF Managing Associate Samantha Prosser recently featured on ‘Whistleblowing in the NHS’, the fourth episode of the Parrhesia Tapes, a series dedicated to amplifying the voices
Whistleblowing is the act of speaking up to expose unethical or unlawful activity within an organisation. What motivates this act can vary from a sense
To mark World Whistleblowers’ Day on 23 June 2023, we take stock of some of the most important recent developments in whistleblowing law in the
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, the legislation which incorporated protection for workers who report wrongdoing into the Employment
In Kong v Gulf International Bank (UK) Ltd the Court of Appeal decided that the dismissal of a whistleblower for conduct closely related to her whistleblowing disclosure was not automatically unfair.
