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Julian Assange: Campaigner or attention seeker?
To his supporters, Julian Assange is a valiant campaigner for truth. To his critics, he is a publicity seeker who has endangered lives by putting a mass of sensitive information into the public domain. Assange is described by those who have worked with him as intense,...
Sellafield ‘whistleblower’ fights £40,000 costs demand
A consultant who lost a whistleblowing claim against Sellafield is fighting a demand to pay £40,000 costs. Alison McDermott lost an employment tribunal against her dismissal from the Cumbrian nuclear site and was ordered to pay costs, but a second judge found aspects...
Making a protected disclosure A guide to ‘blowing the whistle’
This guide provides information and guidance on making a protected disclosure. The Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 (or PDA) is about disclosing serious wrongdoing – sometimes called ‘whistle-blowing’ – and explains the procedures to be...
Serious wrongdoing at work (protected disclosure)
The Ombudsman can provide assistance if you want to make a disclosure about serious wrongdoing at work and be protected. The Ombudsman also provides guidance to employers in the public and private sectors about how to follow the correct process when dealing with...
Aimex workplace accident: Company man turned whistleblower – ‘I just knew I had to do it’
Read the full post at: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/aimex-company-man-turned-whistleblower-i-just-knew-i-had-to-do-it/BTF7QRD3KNERFFTXXND65RC6DU/
NZ Workplace whistleblower case to come under legal test
Read the full post at: https://newsroom.co.nz/2023/11/16/workplace-whistleblower-case-to-come-under-legal-test/
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