This session aims to highlight the general legal protection given to Whistleblowers at work and how this has evolved in the UK since the introduction of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998. We will also take you through the essential elements for a disclosure to be protected, the legal recourse open to workers and employees who are believed to have suffered a detriment, as well as issues of causation and the burden of proof.
In addition, we will take a look at what’s next for whistleblowing legislation in the UK by reviewing recent case law including Kong v Gulf Bank International (UK) Limited, and whether there is scope for extending whistleblowing protection even further to other categories of worker in line with the case of Gilham v Ministry of Justice.
Who should attend?
- HR Directors
- HR Personnel
- Managers
- Directors
What will be included in the session
- An overview of whistle-blower protection
- Who is protected?
- Understanding what constitutes as a qualifying disclosure and when a disclosure is protected.
- Understanding the concept of detriments suffered as a result of making a qualifying disclosure and the importance of causation.
- A review on compensation and remedies awarded in unfair dismissal and detriment cases.
- Where next for Whistleblowing legislation?
- Q&A