The whistleblowing charity Protect has updated its research on whistleblowing in financial services. Their original research in 2012 – Silence in the City – found a lack of trust and transparency. Protect notes the changes …
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An NHS worker who was dismissed because of a compulsion caused by one of her disabilities to frequently check when her medical appointments were, has won a case for unfair dismissal. In S J Austin …
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A tribunal has ruled that a City executive who blew the whistle on financial malpractice and was subjected to ongoing victimisation after her employment ended was unfairly dismissed. Ms Svetlana Sinelnikova was unfairly dismissed when foreign …
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Research by Voice4Change England and the charities’ chief executives’ organisation ACEVO has found that just over two-thirds of BAME charity staff have experienced, witnessed or heard stories of racism in the sector. 50% reported feeling the need …
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Both government and whistleblowing organisations are reporting fraudulent use of the furlough scheme. At the end of may HMRC said it had received almost 1,900 reports of fraudulent use; and whistleblowing organisations had received thousands …
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Charlotte Billington, compliance manager at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), speaking during a CIPD webinar, has reminded employers and HR of the need to ensure non-discriminatory decision-making during the Covid 19 pandemic. Failure …
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