BP Plc v Elstone & anor [2010] UKEAT 0141/09/3103

Recruitment: Lies, damned lies and CVs

Phil Allen looks at what employers can do about fraudulent or dishonest job applications ‘In some cases, the line between fraud and embellishment may be hard to draw but trust and honesty are key to the employment relationship in the vast majority of roles.’A senior NHS manager was recently given a two-year prison sentence for …

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Whistleblowing: Much ado about nothing?

Jillian Naylor and Michal Stein analyse the government’s response to its call for evidence on the whistleblowing regime ‘The government believes that a range of non-statutory steps could effectively meet the aim of increased public interest disclosure, through a favourable cultural change.’ In 2013/14, the employment tribunals received over 2,200 whistleblowing-related claims, with the most …

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Public Interest Disclosure: A new whistleblowers’ charter?

Christine O’Brien and Kim Sartindiscuss proposed changes to the law protecting those who reveal misconduct or wrongdoing Vicarious liability can only arise where an employee has carried out an unlawful act and there is no provision in the current legislation making it unlawful for employees to victimise whistleblowers. With a multitude of scandals hitting the …

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