Whistleblowing: what you need to know

• Author:
• Lara Crane

Over the last few years there has been an increase in the number of claims and threats of claims concerning the ‘whistleblowing’ legislation. Statistics show that the rewards are high – the highest award made has been £850,000 and the average award is £107,000. The whistleblowing legislation is also known as a claim under the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA). This briefing highlights the key issues.

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