If you blow the whistle to your employer about any wrongdoing at work (e.g. someone has committed a criminal offence) then you are protected from dismissal or any other detriments.

If you are dismissed or suffer a detriment because of whistleblowing then you can bring a claim in the Employment Tribunal provided:-

• you are a worker (including employees, agency workers or apprentices);
• you hold an honest belief that malpractice in the workplace has happened, is happening or will happen;
• the malpractice disclosed falls within the qualifying categories;
• the information is disclosed to the right person and in the right way thereby making it a protected disclosure;
• you do not break the law yourself when making the disclosure;

The qualifying categories which the malpractice must fall into are as follows:-

• That a criminal offence has been committed, is being committed or is likely to be committed;
• That a person has failed, is failing or is likely to fail to comply with any legal obligation to which he/she is subject;
• That a miscarriage of justice has occurred, is occurring or is likely to occur;
• That the health and safety of any individual has been, is being or is likely to be endangered;
• That the environment has been, is being or is likely to be damaged, or
• That information tending to show any matter falling within any one of the preceding paragraphs has been or is likely to be deliberately concealed.

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