Employment
Whistleblowing
Whether whistleblowing about unfair dismissal, financial mistakes, or other company activity, let Howells help you stay on the right side of the law.
Sometimes known as a “public interest disclosure”, a “protected disclosure” or a “qualifying disclosure”, blowing the whistle is essentially speaking up about wrongdoing in the workplace.
The law gives certain statutory protections to workers who blow the whistle on their employers, provided they have disclosed the correct quality of information. To qualify for that protection there are a number of requirements and procedural steps. Our whistleblowing solicitors can guide you through this, should you want to speak out.
How we can help
If you have made a public interest disclosure, you have legal protection against acts or deliberate failures to act by your employer which would subject you to a detriment, that is assuming the act (or failure to act) is done on the grounds you made the protected disclosure.
You also have protection from dismissal, if the reason you are dismissed is that you made a protected disclosure.
Our solicitors have experience of handling complex whistleblowing claims cases at all stages. We are very sensitive to how unsettling it can be if you have made a protected disclosure and the devastating consequences of experiencing a detriment and/or dismissal as a result of having made it.
In our experience, the subject matter is often complex and specific to the industry you work in. We make it our first priority to ensure that we fully-understand the facts and your concerns no matter how complicated they are. Please get in touch with our friendly team to discuss your specific case.
