{"id":1986,"date":"2022-01-18T05:51:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T05:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uk.legalvision.com.au\/?p=1986"},"modified":"2023-02-28T22:46:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T22:46:36","slug":"protected-disclosures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/protected-disclosures\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Protected Disclosures in England and Wales?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If wrongdoing occurs in the workplace, including criminal wrongdoing, your employees or workers may become aware of it. Consequently, they may decide to let you or someone else in the workplace know. Therefore, it is crucial that you understand when the law protects any person making protected disclosures. As an employer, you must act carefully when managing this matter. For instance, monitor how you treat the person disclosing this information, and ensure you are acting legally and protecting your employee or worker.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article will explain the criteria for a protected disclosure. It will also explain how the l<\/span>aw protects the person making it and when it may not. Finally, this article also guides you in terms of how you should respond to a protected disclosure.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Protected Disclosure?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When an employee or worker is aware of wrongdoing in the workplace, they may disclose this. This is also known as whistleblowing<\/a>. Where this is a qualifying disclosure, it is a protected disclosure. Therefore, the law protects the employee or worker for raising the wrongdoing.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the law does not define the meaning of the term \u2018disclosure\u2019, it generally means it involves actual information rather than it being a concern or allegation. Therefore, it can be:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n