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Protected Disclosures (Whistleblowing)
Published on: 06/08/2015
Issues Covered:
Discrimination Contracts of Employment Whistleblowing (Protected Disclosures)
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Gareth Walls Partner & Head of Employment and Incentives Group, A&L Goodbody
Gareth Walls Partner & Head of Employment and Incentives Group, A&L Goodbody
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Gareth Walls is a Partner and Head of the A&L Goodbody's Employment group in Belfast. Gareth represents a number of local, national and international brands in business support, strategic workforce planning and high-profile tribunal matters. He also has significant experience advising stakeholders on complex redundancy, re-structuring and TUPE issues. Gareth is an accomplished commercial litigator with particular emphasis on procurement challenges and injunctive relief in the Employment context, as well as being a sought-after speaker on Employment issues in Northern Ireland.

A&L Goodbody outline the practical steps to reduce risk: Protected Disclosures (Whistleblowing). 

The legislation in Northern Ireland which affords 'whistleblowers' protection is the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

The legislation enables staff who report wrongdoing to complain to an Industrial Tribunal if they are dismissed or suffer any other form of detriment for doing so. Staff are protected against unfair dismissal, detriment and victimisation. The legislation encourages and protects employees to report internally.

This article covers:

  • Managing a Protected Disclosure: Importance for Employers
  • Individuals Who are Protected
  • Reporting A Disclosure
  • Qualifying Disclosure
  • 'Reasonable Belief'
  • Investigation
  • Grievance vs Disclosure
  • Whistleblowing Policy
  • Employers' Potential Liability

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The legislation in Northern Ireland which affords 'whistleblowers' protection is

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 06/08/2015
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