Employment Law Review
Thompsons’ Employment Law Review is recognised as an authoritative source of comment and discussion from our trade union law specialists. Available to read here, and also via a weekly email bulletin, the Employment Law Review offers considerable insight into the latest issues affecting trade unions and their members.
Whistle-blowing
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 860
External Whistleblowers
In order to blow the whistle about an event that has occurred at work, claimants have to establish that they have the status of either an employee or a worker.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 858
Rise in whistleblowing
The body that gives advice and guidance to workers thinking about blowing the whistle has reported a significant rise in the number of calls it is receiving.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 856
No statutory cap
The appeal tribunal has made clear that, if a contract term is invalid, then an employer cannot rely on the term to defend themselves from a tribunal complaint.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 854
Settling protected disclosures
Although employees may settle a claim via a compromise agreement, this case shows that certain restrictions may apply to future claims they might want to bring.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 850
Disclosure context
When considering a claim for protection after someone has blown the whistle, tribunals have to ensure that they take into account all relevant circumstances.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 844
Chain of causation
The appeal tribunal has said that when trying to identify whether a causal sequence has been breached, tribunals must find the single cause of the alleged loss.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 803
Stigma of the whistle blower
When bringing a claim for recompense after being dismissed, tribunals must require claimants to show that job hunting was pointless by providing hard evidence.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 788
Fairly disclosed
A tribunal has held that when considering claims alleging wrongdoing on the part of employers, employees must also consider the way in which they expose it.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 773
Public interest disclosure
When tribunals are considering whistleblowing claims, they should focus on whether divulging the paperwork in question would benefit the public as a whole.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 766
Confidential whistleblowing
Although whistleblowers might be tempted to keep hold of documentation which they think will help their case, they cannot do so if it belongs to their employer.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 757
Sole reason
When deciding a whistleblowing claim, tribunals should not focus on one single reason but rather they should consider which one is the most important of them.
Whistle-blowing
Weekly Issue 747
Structured approach
When considering a whistleblowing claim, tribunals must adopt an approach that follows a specific order so that they are prompted to ask certain questions.