The claimant was employed by Santander as a Senior Manager – Policy Implementation, from June 2017 until the 2nd April 2018 when she resigned.  Following the resignation, the claimant issued proceedings alleging constructing dismissal on the basis of sex discrimination, victimisation (whistleblowing) and harassment.

In terms of the whistleblowing, the claimant relied on nine alleged protected disclosures from June to November 2017.   The allegations related to the anti-bribery and corruption processes within the respondent and how they were being applied to some Iranian clients.   The issue that arose out of this preliminary hearing and associated appeal was the disclosure of documents relating to a 31-page document created by the claimant entitled ‘Post-termination whistleblowing document’.  This document