Worries over whistleblower claim abuse in tribunals - The Telegraph - 24 April 2014

Worries over whistleblower claim abuse in tribunals - The Telegraph - 24 April 2014


Alan Tovey, Jobs Editor

Disgruntled staff looking for bigger payouts at tribunals are increasingly claiming whistleblowing as a method of securing potentially unlimited awards.

Research by GQ Employment law found that more than one in 10 tribunal claims in 2012/13 included an application under the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) — an increase of almost 40pc on two years before. The PIDA encourages whistleblowers to reveal wrongdoing in the workplace by offering them protection from reprisals by their employer.

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