Tainted decision to dismiss The Supreme Court has held that in the context of whistleblowing and unfair dismissal, the reason for dismissal is not always that in the mi...
Whistleblowing protection Summary Whistleblowing legislation protects workers against dismissal or other detriment if they make ‘protected disclosures’. This can incl...
Whistleblowing protection of NHS job applicants NHS job applicants are now protected if they made (or appear to have made) a protected disclosure in previous NHS employment. New regulation...
Public interest test for whistleblowing The Court of Appeal has now considered whether the claimant’s disclosure of an alleged breach of his own contract of employment, which...
Whistleblowing by trainee doctor: Court of Appeal decision The Court of Appeal has given a fairly wide interpretation of who can be liable for whistleblowing as an ’employer’. Whistleblow...
Whistleblowing claims by agency workers A recent EAT case can make it easier for a whistleblower who is an agency worker to claim against the end user. In McTigue v University Hosp...
Duty to disclose poor practice? Summary This area has come under scrutiny with regard to scandals about substandard treatment in the NHS, especially as a result of the Fran...
