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The story AM was a residential social worker in a children’s home. He grew increasingly concerned that a colleague, PE, seemed to have developed a close relationship with a 12 year old girl in the home. Colleagues and some of the children joked that PE was becoming rather infatuated with the girl. During a holiday ... Read more

The story JM was the personnel manager for a successful family-run engineering firm. To help with its expansion plans, it had recently raised investment capital. When in the past the directors had put through the books some private work done on their own homes, JM had let it pass as it was a family business. ... Read more

The story Maz was a manager for a large company that serviced equipment in the homes of a national charity. On return from holiday, her team told Maz that her boss had showed them how to fiddle the billing system so the charity would be charged for twice as much work as had actually been ... Read more

Medication concerns in a care home The Story M works in a small charitable home where she is a senior care coordinator. The home has a manager, a deputy (who is on  maternity leave), a senior care coordinator, a care coordinator plus three other carers. When the care coordinator forgot to give some residents their ... Read more

I’ve raised my concerns with my employer – (e.g line manager, Board or Trustee member or HR) – but nothing has been done and I’m being ignored. What should I do? Why do you believe your concerns have been ignored? It may well be that your employer has taken action on the concerns but have … Read more

“I’ve been victimised for blowing the whistle” You could be facing victimisation at work for whistleblowing, it may come from managers or co-workers and it can come in many different forms from bullying and harassment to dismissal from your job.  This section will give you advice on how to deal with this. All acts of … Read more

Protect, formally known as Public Concern at Work, is the whistleblowing charity. Established in 1993, we have led the new approach to whistleblowing that – both at home and abroad – recognises the key role it can play in anticipating and avoiding serious risks that arise in and from the workplace. Over the years we … Read more