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TEMPLATE LIBRARY

Template library

Below you will find some example templates for employees to download and adapt to your own situation and workplace. We have also provided the examples of how the templates can be used.

Raising a whistleblowing concern

You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer raising your whistleblowing concerns. We have more detailed guidance about raising whistleblowing concerns here.

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Escalating a whistleblowing concern internally

You can use this template to help you escalate your whistleblowing concerns to a more senior manager if you already raised concerns internally and received no response or a negative response.

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Appealing a dismissal

You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer if you have been dismissed from your job because of whistleblowing. You can find more information about being dismissed or forced out for raising your concerns here.

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Drafting a schedule of loss

You can use this template to help you prepare a schedule of loss for an Employment Tribunal claim. You can find more information about compensation and remedies in whistleblowing cases here.

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Amending an Employment Tribunal whistleblowing claim

After submitting your ET1 form, you may realise it is missing something or requires modification. You can us this template to help you amend your claim

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Requesting feedback

You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer asking for feedback on whistleblowing concerns that you have raised. You can find more information about asking for feedback here.

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Reporting victimisation due to whistleblowing

You can use this template to help you write a letter to your employer reporting that you have been victimised for raising whistleblowing concerns. Find out more about what victimisation is here.

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Making an Employment Tribunal claim for whistleblowing

You can use this template to help you write a claim for whistleblowing unfair dismissal and/or detriment and ask for interim relief (question 8 of the tribunal form).

Do check the official guidance and the CAB website for more general advice on how to fill in the form.

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Download an example of a completed ET1 form (doc)

Escalate a whistleblowing concern externally

You can use this template to help you escalate your whistleblowing concerns externally.

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What is whistleblowing?

Find out how we define whistleblowing, whether it differs from 'speaking up', when it is best to raise a grievance and more.

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What we can help with:

What we can't help with:

As a legal advice service we offer free expert advice around whistleblowing protection
We listen and ask the right questions to get a clear picture on complex cases
Offer support and in some cases, referrals to pro bono lawyers in exceptional cases
Act as a respected and trusted legal ‘third party’ e.g. writing to a regulator or Government
Help highlight your whistleblowing concern in the media, if suitable

We are not general employment lawyers so cannot provide general employment law advice
We do not advocate at the Employment Tribunal, so we cannot represent you
We are not a regulatory body, so cannot investigate your whistleblowing concerns

Legal Message

Information communicated to us has lawyer-client privilege – this means all communications between us and people who contact us for advice cannot be disclosed without the permission of the individual who contacted us. Protect is a legal advice service and our solicitors are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the regulatory body for solicitors in England and Wales.