ArticleUK Employment Law Round-up - February 2019In this issue we look at some of the key employment law developments that have taken place over the past month.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleUK Employment Law Round-Up – April 2016In this issue, we consider the requirements of recent legislative changes including the new whistleblowing regime for financial institutions and the updated employment rates/limits for 2016/2017.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleUK People, Reward And Mobility Newsletter - August 2019In this issue we look at some of the key employment law developments that have taken place over the past month. In particular, we examine: an employee pursuing a claim despite an illegal employment United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleUS Corporate Law News: Federal Circuit Court Sets Review Standards In SEC Whistleblower Bounty AppealOn March 20, 2018, a U.S. Circuit Court held that under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the SEC may give monetary awards to whistleblowers (in the range of 10% to 30% of monetary penalties...United KingdomEmployment and HRWithers LLP
ArticleWe Have Owned The InternetCompanies are increasingly incorporating whistleblowing and regulatory complaints into their commercial strategies. European UnionAntitrust/Competition LawFieldfisher
ArticleImplementation Of The Whistleblower Directive – A Roadmap For Multinational CompaniesAlmost all EU Member States have now implemented Directive (EU) No. 2019/1937 "on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law" (the "Whistleblower Directive")...European UnionEmployment and HRHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleThe Whistleblowing Directive (EU) 2019/1937: A Review Across The EUThe Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of...European UnionEmployment and HRHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
ArticleCharity Employees Can Report Concerns About Wrongdoing Directly To The Charity CommissionThe Charity Commission has published guidance to confirm that charity employees can report concerns about certain categories of serious wrongdoing at their charity to the Commission via a dedicated whistleblowing email address.United KingdomCorporate/Commercial LawWithers LLP
ArticleCan One Rogue Employee Corrupt A Whole TeamWe've all heard it being said that one bad apple spoils the barrel.United KingdomCriminal LawSafecall
ArticleEmployment Law ReformsThe Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 introduces various reforms to employment law, some of which come into force today. United KingdomEmployment and HRMacRoberts
ArticleInsight: UK Employment Law Round-up – May 2016During our Annual Update seminar on 27 April 2016, we discussed some of the legislative changes that employers should look out for over the next 12 months. United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleIt's Not What You Know – Dismissal For Whistleblowing Despite Dismissing Manager's BeliefIf a manager takes a decision to dismiss in good faith, can an employee succeed with a claim that another manager's actions mean that the dismissal is really because,,,United KingdomEmployment and HRHogan Lovells
ArticleManaging Whistleblowing ReportsDealing with whistleblowing incidents is complex, there are usually many moving parts and a regulatory backdrop to consider. They will never arise at the "right" time and they will often call for interactions...United KingdomEmployment and HRNorton Rose Fulbright
ArticleNon-Executive Directors Personally Liable To CEO For Losses Arising From Whistleblowing DismissalIn International Petroleum Ltd and others v Osipov and others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an Employment Tribunal's finding that two non-executive directors...United KingdomEmployment and HRBircham Dyson Bell LLP
ArticleProtected Disclosures – Reasonable Belief In Public InterestIn the case of Okwu v Rise Community Action, the EAT found that, in relation to whether a protected disclosure was in the public interest or not, it only requred the employee to have reasonable belief that it was.United KingdomEmployment and HRHerrington Carmichael LLP
ArticleRegional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark ReportOur 2025 Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report includes the largest-ever dataset of NAVEX customers that received 10 or more internal reports. This group of over 4,000 organizations representing nearly 70-million employees logged 2.15 million reports in 2024. United KingdomEmployment and HRNAVEX
ArticleThe Whistle Blows - Signifying The Introduction Of New Whistleblowing LegislationNew legislation concerning whistleblowing has recently come into force.United KingdomEmployment and HRJones Day
ArticleToo Remote – Claim Against Co-Workers Outside Great Britain DismissedA tribunal or court can only hear a whistleblowing claim against a British employer from someone working outside Great Britain if there is a stronger connection with Great Britain and British employment law...United KingdomEmployment and HRHogan Lovells
ArticleVento Bands IncreaseIn addition to financial compensation, an "injury to feelings" award is available in discrimination and certain whistleblowing claims.United KingdomEmployment and HRDentons
ArticleKey Findings Of The Financial Conduct Authority's Culture And Non-Financial Misconduct Survey Results For UK FirmsPrior to the long-awaited FCA's guidance on non-financial misconduct, due to be published later this autumn, on 25 October 2024 the FCA published its key findings following a survey, issued in February 2023 to 1...United KingdomFinance and BankingWithers LLP