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Reprisal for whistleblowers

13 August 2015
Issue: 7665 / Categories: Legal News
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Four out of five whistleblowers suffer some sort of reprisal, according to research into the experiences of 1,000 whistleblowers by the charity Public Concern at Work and the University of Greenwich. The report, Whistleblowing: the inside story, found that 81% say they would raise a concern about possible corruption or malpractice at work but, of those who had, more than half had their concerns rejected or ignored and only one third had a positive experience when reporting concerns.

Issue: 7665 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions

Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments

Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Myers & Co—Jess Latham

Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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