Ten years of Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 claims: what can we learn from the statistics and recent research?
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Lewis, D. 2010. Ten years of Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 claims: what can we learn from the statistics and recent research? Industrial Law Journal. 39 (3), pp. 325-328. https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwq018
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Title | Ten years of Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 claims: what can we learn from the statistics and recent research? |
Authors | Lewis, D. |
Abstract | Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) came into force in July 1999 as Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) 1996. However, the latest report from Public Concern at Work (PCAW) 1 reveals that in 2009 only 23% of those surveyed were aware that legal protection existed. 2 Nearly 4 in 10 (38%) stated that their employer had a whistle-blowing policy and almost 9 in 10 respondents (87%) indicated that they would raise a concern about possible corruption, danger or serious malpractice. In relation to who would be approached outside the organisation, the majority of respondents stated that they would go to the regulator or the police. More than one in four respondents (28%) ‘did not know where they could raise their concern externally’. 3 While these findings are interesting, it should be noted that research throughout the world demonstrates that there is often a significant gap between responses to hypothetical questions and actual behaviour in relation to the reporting of suspected wrongdoing. 4 |
Research Group | Law and Politics |
Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) |
Journal | Industrial Law Journal |
ISSN | 0305-9332 |
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Sep 2010 | |
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Deposited | 27 Jan 2011 |
Output status | Published |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1093/indlaw/dwq018 |
Language | English |
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