Whistleblowing

If you blow the whistle by complaining of wrong doing in the workplace, or the covering up of wrong doing, you may be protected under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Under the Act, it is unlawful for an employer to subject an employee to detrimental treatment or dismiss them for making a protected disclosure.

The law regulating whistleblowing is complex. Cases can be highly tactical and are often robustly defended by employers, as the potential damage to reputation caused by losing a case and the damages awarded can be significant.

One common difficulty in whistleblowing cases is proving that the making of the public interest disclosure actually caused the detrimental treatment, or dismissal. Employers typically argue that the treatment of the employee was for some other reason, for example, an individual's performance, misconduct or because of a genuine redundancy.

If you are thinking about bringing your concerns about unlawful activity in the workplace to your employer's attention, or you feel that after raising a concern you are being treated unfairly, we recommend that you seek the advice of a specialist employment lawyer as soon as possible to maximise the protection available to you.

Do you think you've got a claim for Whistleblowing?

If you think you may have a claim for whistleblowing, all you need to do is fill in our EqualityXpress online discrimination enquiry form, and respond to some straightforward questions. One of our solicitors will then telephone you to discuss your claim. The call is free and 100% confidential.

Contact us today to talk about your Employment issue with one of our specialist employment solicitors

Please call 0800 916 9060 or email enquiries@rjw.co.uk. Our Whistleblowing employment solicitors operate from offices across the country and can offer immediate and accessible representation anywhere in the UK.