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UK: Commons Select Committee publish report recommending further restrictions on use of NDAs
UK: Court of Appeal rules on territorial scope for whistleblowing claims against co-workers
Australia: Podcast on proposed whistleblower legislation reforms
UK: allegation of defamation can be protected whistleblowing disclosure
The EAT in Ibrahim v HCA International has confirmed that an employee's disclosure complaining of false rumours circulating about him was an allegation …
UK: Government response to sexual harassment report: New statutory Code of Practice and more consultation
The Government has today published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report published in July of this year (see our blog post …
Australia: Top 10 Trends in Employment and Industrial Relations - 2018
Just in time for your holiday reading, we've compiled our Top 10 Trends in employment and industrial relations in Australia for 2018. Click here to …
UK: managers could face personal liability for whistleblowing dismissal framed as detriment claim
Employers should ensure board members and senior managers are aware that, if they are instrumental in a decision to dismiss an employee for …
UK: revised corporate governance code
The FRC has published a new version of the UK Corporate Governance Code applicable to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. The …
UK: Whistleblowing - a Protected Disclosure Must Include Specific Facts, but These Can be Deduced From the Context of an Allegation
Workers may be entitled to whistleblower protection in broader circumstances than employers expect. It is clear that specific facts must be conveyed …
EU: Commission publishes draft whistleblowing directive
The European Commission has published a new draft directive to strengthen whistleblower protection across the EU. The proposal is to provide …
UK: Whistleblowing - rulings on claims against colleagues working abroad, the importance of the employer's and whistleblower's motivation, and scope of remedy for detriment
In its first ruling on the issue, the EAT has ruled that an employee can bring a whistleblowing detriment claim in an English employment tribunal …
Australia: Whistleblower protection regime
On 7 December 2017, the Australian Government took a further step towards whistleblower reform by introducing the Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing …
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