Being civil

Writing in this week’s NLJ, Stephen Gold, NLJ columnist and former District Judge, reflects on the recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case of Chidzoy v BBC, where Judge Eady QC threw out the claimant’s appeal because she had talked to a journalist during a short break from her giving evidence. The claimant had been warned against talking to anyone about the case when the hearing broke off while she was still being cross-examined. DDJ Gold also reports that NHS employers should no longer refuse to take on an applicant for work or otherwise treat them less favourably than other applicants because they blew the whistle, whether within or without the NHS.