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Unfortunately, race isn’t the only protected characteristic the Government have got into trouble over this month. Shahmir Sanni, a Leave campaign volunteer, disclosed information about how the Vote Leave campaign might have bypassed electoral law to fund the campaign. In response, Theresa May’s secretary, Stephen Parkinson, who had been involved in the Vote Leave campaign […]
This is a whistleblowing case we covered a few years ago, that has since been through the High Court and Court of Appeal. The question from the original case remains the same; can a disclosure that is in the private interests of the worker also be in the public interest if it impacts other workers […]
Welcome back to your weekly update. We can’t bring you another bank holiday weekend (yet!) but we can deliver an interesting case on whistleblowing. It is worth noting at this point that the Employment Rights Act 1996 (s103A) protects an employee from being dismissed for making a protected disclosure. The facts of the case: The […]
Hello and welcome back to your weekly dose of case law. Last weekwe looked at maternity discrimination and constructive dismissal. This week we will examine protected disclosures and whistleblowing. Today’s case is a tale riddled with deceit and espionage. This week’s case asks: Is an employee unfairly dismissed if the dismissing party based its decision on false […]
Ms Morgan, the Claimant, was employed by the Royal Mencap Society, the Respondent. The Claimant had suffered serious knee and back injuries outside of work. The Claimant raised several complaints regarding cramped working conditions which were aggravating her injury. The Claimant resigned after these complaints were not addressed stating she had suffered detriment as a […]
Welcome back, following the release of the new James Bond film it seemed apt to cover a case concerning protected disclosures. Following on from the Chesterton precedent, today’s case strengthens the view that public disclosures can be made in relation to contractual disputes. The question this week is: Can a disclosure regarding contractual disputes be […]
Whistleblowing, putting your head above parapet in order to highlight issues for the benefit of the public. Where would you think these people would feel most comfortable about making a disclosure? A, the BBC. B, Poundland. C, the United Nations? If you picked C then you are wrong. It has come to light that staff […]
Good afternoon, today’s case is quite an interesting case concerning whistleblowing, bullying and the fine line between fair dismissal and automatic unfair dismissal. There is no question as such today but that doesn’t mean there aren’t interesting points that can be taken away. Mr Wyeth, the Claimant, worked for Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, the […]
Good afternoon, we hope today’s case will pass the time on a sunny Friday afternoon. This weeks’ case is rather juicy and concerns protected disclosures, office romances gone sour, driving planes whilst drunk and just in case that isn’t enough drama there is also a bit of embezzlement involved (cue dramatic music). The question this […]
Barton v The Royal Borough of Greenwich Hello again, after last night’s election action we thought it would be best to keep this week’s case short and sweet. The questions this week are: Is it reasonable for an employer to instruct an employee not to make protected disclosures to third parties? Can a phone call […]
Welcome back, after a blustery start to the week we thought it appropriate that this week’s case is about whistleblowing. This case could be summarised by the words of fictional detective Father Brown, “one can sometimes do good by being the right person in the wrong place” – Bonus points if you spot the […]
