Whistleblowing reform
It is generally accepted that the UK’s whistleblower regime, enshrined in the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), as amended by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA), is not fit for purpose.
As a result, the UK is falling behind the standards and protections that are afforded to whistleblowers across the EU under the Whistleblowing Directive (2019/1937/EU) and in the US (see Briefing “Whistleblowing Directive: a new framework of protection”, www.practicallaw.com/w-023-7739 and feature article “US whistleblower rules: ignore them at your peril”, www.practicallaw.com/6-508-1535).
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