Who to tell and what to expect

You can tell your employer - they may have a whistleblowing policy that tells you what to expect if you report your concern to them. You can still report your concern to them if they do not have a policy. There are other options if you do not want to report your concern to your employer, for example you can get legal advice from a lawyer, or tell a prescribed person or body . If you tell a prescribed person or body, it must be one that deals with the issue you바카라 사이트檙e raising, for example a disclosure about wrongdoing in a care home can be made to the Care Quality Commission. There바카라 사이트檚 a different whistleblowing process in Northern Ireland. Making your claim anonymously or confidentially You can tell your employer or a prescribed person anonymously but they may not be able to take the claim further if you have not provided all the information they need. You can give your name but request confidentiality - the person or body you tell should make every effort to protect your identity. If you report your concern to the media, in most cases you바카라 사이트檒l lose your whistleblowing law rights. What your employer or a prescribed person will do Your employer or the prescribed person will listen to your concern and decide if any action is needed. You may be asked for further information. You must say straight away if you do not want anyone else to know it was you who raised the concern. You will not have a say in how your concern is dealt with. Your employer or the prescribed person can keep you informed about the action they바카라 사이트檝e taken, but they cannot give you much detail if they have to keep the confidence of other people. A prescribed person cannot help you with your relationship with your employer. If you바카라 사이트檙e not satisfied with how your employer dealt with your concern Tell someone else (for example a more senior member of staff) or a prescribed person or body if you believe your concern was not taken seriously or the wrongdoing is still going on. Contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( Acas ) , the whistleblowing charity Protect or your trade union for more guidance.

If you바카라 사이트檙e treated unfairly after whistleblowing

You can take a case to an employment tribunal if you바카라 사이트檝e been treated unfairly because you바카라 사이트檝e blown the whistle. You can get further information from the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service ( Acas ) , Citizens바카라 사이트� Advice , the whistleblowing charity Protect or your trade union. If you reported your concern anonymously, you may find it harder to argue that your unfair treatment was as a result of your whistleblowing. You must raise any claim of unfair dismissal within 3 months of your employment ending. You must notify Acas if you want to take your case to an employment tribunal.

Whistleblowing for employees

What is a whistleblower

You바카라 사이트檙e a whistleblower if you바카라 사이트檙e a worker and you report certain types of wrongdoing. This will usually be something you바카라 사이트檝e seen at work - though not always.

The wrongdoing you disclose must be in the public interest. This means it must affect others, for example the general public.

As a whistleblower you바카라 사이트檙e protected by law - you should not be treated unfairly or lose your job because you 바카라 사이트榖low the whistle바카라 사이트�.

You can raise your concern at any time about an incident that happened in the past, is happening now, or you believe will happen in the near future.

Who is protected by law

You바카라 사이트檙e protected if you바카라 사이트檙e a worker, for example you바카라 사이트檙e:

an employee, such as a police officer, NHS employee, office worker, factory worker
a trainee, such as a student nurse
an agency worker
a member of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)

Get independent advice if you바카라 사이트檙e not sure you바카라 사이트檙e protected, for example from

A confidentiality clause or 바카라 사이트榞agging clause바카라 사이트� in a settlement agreement is not valid if you바카라 사이트檙e a whistleblower.

Complaints that count as whistleblowing

You바카라 사이트檙e protected by law if you report any of the following:

a criminal offence, for example fraud
someone바카라 사이트檚 health and safety is in danger
risk or actual damage to the environment
a miscarriage of justice
the company is breaking the law, for example does not have the right insurance
you believe someone is covering up wrongdoing

Complaints that do not count as whistleblowing

Personal grievances (for example bullying, harassment, discrimination) are not covered by whistleblowing law, unless your particular case is in the public interest.

Report these under your employer바카라 사이트檚 grievance policy.

Contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) for help and advice on resolving a workplace dispute.

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What is a whistleblower

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