Leading practice guide discussing how organisations can review and monitor their whistleblowing arrangements to help ensure that they are working effectively.
Updated to include a reference to the addition of an allegation of sexual harassment as a protected disclosure under the Employment Rights Bill, published 10 October 2024.
David Whincup, partner and head of employment at the London office of law firm Squire Patton Boggs, discusses the key elements of a whistleblowing complaint, and shares his tips on how to deal effectively with protected disclosures in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
In Sinelnikova v ActivTrades plc, an employment tribunal upheld a compliance officer's claims of unfair dismissal, whistleblowing and victimisation after finding that she had been subjected to "concerted and malicious" action by her employer.