The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has today published its report following its inquiry into the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in discrimination cases.  This follows its report on sexual harassment, to which the Government  responded in December 2018 announcing consultation on its own proposals to regulate NDAs (see here);  the latest report … Read more

A worker will only be able to bring a whistleblowing detriment claim against their colleagues working overseas if the relationship between the workers has a sufficiently strong connection with Great Britain and British employment law. In FCO v Bamieh the Court of Appeal has overturned an EAT ruling that it is the strength of the connection between … Read more

As part of HSF’s series on the employment and industrial relations reforms leading up to the Australian Federal Election, our latest podcast focuses on the proposed reforms to whistleblower legislation and how similar laws have operated in the US, including the impact they have had upon business. It’s essential listening to assist understanding of the … Read more

The EAT in Ibrahim v HCA International has confirmed that an employee’s disclosure complaining of false rumours circulating about him was an allegation of failure to comply with a legal obligation (ie, defamation). It was therefore capable of amounting to a qualifying disclosure for the purposes of whistleblowing protection, notwithstanding the employee’s failure to use … Read more

The Government has today published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report published in July of this year (see our blog post here) on sexual harassment at work.  It has noted the lack of data and research on this issue, as highlighted by the Committee, and therefore, for the most part, its … Read more

Just in time for your holiday reading, we’ve compiled our Top 10 Trends in employment and industrial relations in Australia for 2018. Click here to review our selection. We’d love to hear your thoughts if you have any comments. Read more

Employers should ensure board members and senior managers are aware that, if they are instrumental in a decision to dismiss an employee for whistleblowing, they could be personally liable for post-dismissal losses. The Court of Appeal has upheld the EAT’s decision in Timis and Sage v Osipov that an employee can bring a whistleblowing detriment … Read more

The FRC has published a new version of the UK Corporate Governance Code applicable to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. The changes include a requirement to have a board-monitored whistleblowing mechanism and a mechanism for workforce engagement, additional diversity reporting requirements and a greater focus on diversity in succession planning, and … Read more