External Disclosures
External Disclosures
Alex Allen
Why is the Government waiting to reform UK whistleblowing law?
The Government is looking at evidence to conduct a review, so here are 4 compelling arguments from Protect for why reform is needed. ‘We do recognise how valuable it is that whistleblowers are prepared to shine a light on wrongdoing and believe that they should be able to do so without fear of recriminations. It ... Read more
Protect comment: ‘New employment rights regulator raises more questions than answers’
Paul Scully, Minister for BEIS, (Business, Energy, Industrial Strategy) announced in Parliament (June 8) the creation of a single enforcement body to tackle exploitation of workers and abuse of labour rights. The proposed regulator will have responsibility for enforcing rights such as minimum wage, holiday and sick pay, and modern slavery. Regulators play a ... Read more
Protect statement on controversial judiciary whistleblowing policy
A whistleblowing policy drafted for the judicial system has come under criticism for being drawn up in secret, and which will gag judges – not encourage them to speak up over wrongdoing. District Judge Claire Gilham, who won her Supreme Court Case in 2019 to give whistleblowing protection rights for the judiciary, (Protect intervened in … Read more
The UK Government must push for the immediate release of UK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor
British whistleblower Jonathan Taylor has lifted the lid once again on corruption involving revenues emanating from the major British oil company BP, as reported in today’s Daily Telegraph. Extradition Fight Jonathan, a UK citizen, is currently fighting extradition to Monaco. On arrival in Croatia on a family holiday in July 2020, he was initially detained … Read more
World Whistleblowers’ Day Webinar: Wellbeing for whistleblowers
This free webinar taking place on 23 June 1-2pm will bring together senior HR, compliance and risk representatives from organisations who are enthusiastic to demonstrate best practice with their speak up arrangements. Protect is the leader in employer support for whistleblowing arrangements. We are excited to launch our new Benchmark within this webinar and are ... Read more
Will the BBC learn to listen to whistleblowers?
Lord Dyson’s inquiry into Martin Bashir and the BBC has found that not only did Bashir commit a “serious breach” of BBC rules, he also found the BBC fell short of “integrity and transparency” in its failure to conduct a thorough investigation into Bashir’s conduct; their cover-up into such facts, and their failure to disclose ... Read more
Protect joins 30 other organisations in calling on Croatian Justice Minister to halt the extradition of whistleblower Jonathan Taylor
Protect has joined 40 legal experts, campaigners, academics and NGOs in signing an open letter calling for the Croatian Justice Minister, Mr. Ivan Malenica, to halt the extradition of British whistleblower Jonathan Taylor. Jonathan exposed a series of multi-million pound bribes in the oil industry while working for one of Monaco’s major employers – oil … Read more
Protect welcome two new Trustees to its Board
Protect welcomes two new Trustees to its Board. Ravinder Passi is a UK qualified solicitor with over 21 years' experience, who has first-hand experience of what it means to be a whistle-blower and fully understands the legal, professional, financial and personal implications of doing the right thing. Whilst working in Japan for over eight years, ... Read more
Whistleblowing on workplace sexual harassment
The #MeToo movement has undoubtedly given courage to many others to come forward and call out unwanted, unwelcome sexual harassment in the workplace. It has also shown the sheer scale of it. At work, employers have a duty of care or responsibility to look after the wellbeing of their employees. Under the Equality Act 2010, ... Read more