Cases of whistleblowers who fall into employment disputes are numerous, and most end badly. When researchers at the University of Greenwich analysed employment tribunal decisions, they found that just 12 per cent of whistleblowers who brought a detriment claim were successful, and those who represented themselves \u2014 a rising trend \u2014 did worst. The pandemic in 2020 means there is a growing backlog in tribunals which, coupled with mass job losses, is a further blow to whistleblowers\u2019 chances of getting recognition or compensation for their ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Covid-19 is having \u201ca chilling effect\u201d, says Samantha Feinstein, a staff attorney at the Government Accountability Project, a Washington-based organisation that supports whistleblowers. \u201cIn the US, we\u2019ve seen a huge increase in the use of gag orders and we\u2019re also seeing it in other countries\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009people are afraid to blow the whistle, because they\u2019re afraid they\u2019ll lose their job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One way to make workplaces safer is to provide secure channels for reporting wrongdoing. In the UK, organisations including the whistleblowing charity Protect, WhistleblowersUK, and the Doctors\u2019 Association UK are campaigning for change. Reform is also the goal of a private members\u2019 bill sponsored by the MP Philippa Whitford and of a House of Lords\u2019 bill sponsored by Baroness Kramer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Full article available here: https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/284f67a5-c221-443d-b525-258a3fc7ee66<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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