by Ryan Clement, barrister IN THIS BLOG I discuss Protected Disclosures aka ‘whistleblowing’ within the context of employment, which is what a whistleblower has to make in order to be protected from suffering a detriment or be dismissed because they ‘whistleblew.’ A PROTECTED DISCLOSURE is a qualifying disclosure that is made by a worker to, for example, their employer or a body that hasContinue reading “WHISTLEBLOWING!”
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“WHISTLEBLOWING” IN EMPLOYMENT AND THE WORKPLACE
by Ryan Clement IN THIS ARTICLE, I am going to discuss, ‘Whistleblowing,’ from an employment perspective. FIRST THING to make clear are two things. It’s not about actually blowing a whistle to one’s employer, although, of course, there is nothing in law preventing a worker from doing so when disclosing information about a wrongdoing. Second,Continue reading ““WHISTLEBLOWING” IN EMPLOYMENT AND THE WORKPLACE”
Unfair Dismissal & Wrongful Dismissal
by Ryan Clement TODAY, I am going to discuss the distinction between unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal, as the two are thought to be one and the same but for the adjectives. They are not. For example, a former employee may well be found to have been fairly dismissed. In other words, not unfairly dismissedContinue reading “Unfair Dismissal & Wrongful Dismissal”
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