This week the Charity Commission published its report into the Oxfam scandal and severely criticised Oxfam for the way it dealt with claims of serious sexual misconduct by its staff in Haiti. The commission said there was a “culture of poor behaviour” at the charity, and issued it with an official warning over its “mismanagement”. … Read more
A draft law proposed by Spanish anti-corruption activist group Xnet, is set to make Spain the first country in the European Union to transpose the European Directive for the Whistleblowers’ Protection. The Draft Law was registered shortly after the opening of the registry in the Parliament, on 30 May. It was registered with the support … Read more
The Women and Equalities Committee have published (June 11) their long awaited report on the use of Non Disclosure Agreements in discrimination cases – which clearly shows there is much room for improvement. The inquiry – which Protect were asked to respond to by the Women and Equalities Committee – follows the committee’s work on … Read more
Whistleblowing isn’t easy. We know that. Protect has been advising whistleblowers how to safely raise concerns for the past 25 years through our confidential advice line. In that time, our trained advisers have handled more than 40,000 whistleblowing cases. Calls to our advice line from people wanting advice on how to raise a concern from … Read more
Protect joined hundreds of other walkers in the London Legal Walk on June 17, which is held every year to raise money for legal centres who provide free advice and representation to individuals. The 10k walk this year, was the biggest by far, with all Magic Circle firms and many top chambers participating to support … Read more
District Judge Claire Gilham who blew the whistle on the stresses and dangers faced by those working in under-resourced courts, is to have her case against the Ministry of Justice heard at the Supreme Court between June 5-6. Protect, formerly Public Concern at Work, are intervening in the Supreme Court case and have instructed law … Read more
A report by technology provider EQS Group and the University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur in Switzerland has found more than a third of British companies have no system in place for employees to raise concerns about the behaviour of colleagues. The Whistleblowing Report 2019 showed 39 per cent of British companies received complaints about … Read more
Protect’s Head of Advocacy and Advice, Bob Matheson was interviewed by South Korean TV channel, EBS (Educational Broadcasting System) for their weekly programme ‘Documentary insight’ to discuss how Protect supports whistleblowers, our work with organisations, the whistleblowing legislation in the UK, and the new EU legislation which will be introduced by 2021. Whistleblowing cases in … Read more
Protect Interim Chief Executive, Jon Cunningham appears in the latest issue of Public Sector Focus discussing why it is vital local authorities have in place strong whistleblowing arrangements. “Overburdened, under-funded and under-pressure they maybe but now more than ever local authorities need robust whistleblowing procedures as standard good governance – it could help prevent or … Read more
The Government has brought forward proposals to tackle NDA (non-disclosure agreements) in harassment and discrimination cases following the #MeToo movement. Our view is these proposals will make just a small dent in improving common practices in concluding settlement agreements. The proposals address only a small part of the wider problem of sexual harassment in the … Read more
