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If an employee, including PAYE and self employed, reports his employer/client, (blows the whistle) to HSE and that results in the employer/client being prosecuted would you expect the whistle blower to lose his job/work?
Would you expect some protection for him?
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If you are self employed then unless you have a contract your services can be terminated without any recourse. As an employee you would have some security in that if you were fired you could sue.
If I was working somewhere where there was a serious breach of safety and the company wasn't willing to act to put it right I doubt I would want to work there anyway.(said from someone with the luxury of being retired)
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The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 is the legislation which is supposed to allow employees to blow the whistle on their employers without fear of retribution. However, it is fraught with complexities, which if not followed properly can end with the employee being dismissed without recourse to justice ie unfair dismissal claim. It is probably the worst piece of legislation I can think of for not doing what it says on the tin.
If a person cannot resolve a serious matter and potential breach of legislation internally then an anonymous call to the HSE is their only course of action. You just need to beware the whistle blowing cannot be easily traced back to you.
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I suggest you direct your question/query to Public Concern at Work who will be able to give you the 'best' advice on this.
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