Celebrating 30 years of supporting whistleblowers In 2022 Protect advised almost 2,500 individuals and supported around 220 employers with their whistleblowing arrangements Thursday 6th June 2023 The UK’s whistleblowing charity, Protect, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary in 2023 and today publishes its impact report and annual report for 2022. Launching its report, the charity highlights: Protect … Read more
Paying People to do the Right Thing: The pros and cons of adopting US-style whistleblower rewards programmes. Should there be a financial reward for whistleblowing? Does this encourage speaking out or is it an effective shortcut for regulators? Does it create a system where money and not the public interest is the motivation? A whistleblowing … Read more
NHS falls short on staff training Just one of 199 trusts analysed in England has a specific sexual harassment module, a failure on the NHS’ behalf to protect members of staff from harm. Training should be mandatory in order to prevent victimisation. (The Guardian) More sexual harassment whistleblowers Alleged behaviour of Tesco Chairman dangerously … Read more
More on CBI sexual misconduct See Protect’s comment on recent CBI sexual misconduct and Tony Danker’s firing. (HR Grapevine) Tech in trouble Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistle-blower, made the world aware of the harm tech companies can cause. Since, what has changed and how has whistleblowing helped change it? (Lawfare) + Some top US … Read more
Whistleblowers against sexual harassment NHS Chief has applauded staff speaking out against misogyny and harassment and intends to continue this encouragement. (The Times) + Business Reporter describes new legislation working its way through Parliament and the impact this will have on an employer’s responsibility to tackle sexual harassment. (Business Reporter) CBI in serious need … Read more
Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. How can health workers blow the whistle? Protect’s view on whistleblowing in the health sector. (The Carer UK) The importance of whistleblowing in charities Answering the big question; why is whistleblowing in charities SO important? (Shoosmiths) Horse meat 2.0 Farmers Weekly is intent on stamping out food … Read more
Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Government finally launches review into whistleblowing framework Sybille Raphael, Legal Director at Protect, comments on the government review ‘The UK can be proud of having led the way on whistleblowing protection, but our law was passed in 1998 and now needs updating’. (Personnel Today) + Ian King … Read more
Protect welcomes the long-awaited government review of the whistleblowing framework in the UK. We have been calling for this for many years, and have drafted our own Bill of all the changes that are needed. Protect (then called Public Concern at Work) was instrumental in drafting the UK’s whistleblowing law – the Public Interest Disclosure Act … Read more
Your weekly dose of what’s up in whistleblowing. Sexism, racism and homophobia rife in Met Police and whistleblowers not welcome The culture of not speaking up has become ingrained in the Met Police because those who do come forward are not believed and those who speak up learn the hard way that there are adverse consequences … Read more
Louise Casey’s report into the Met Police reveals a culture of institutional racism, sexism and homophobia and that whistleblowers are not welcome. The report notes: “The prevailing culture in the Met does not encourage reporting of wrong-doing, rather those who experience it fear the consequences of being ostracised, moved or removed for speaking out.” Elizabeth … Read more
