Whistleblowing
This course explains what whistleblowing is and how the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, which inserted Part IVA into the Employment Rights Act 1996, protects workers who report wrongdoing. You will learn what counts as a qualifying disclosure, how to raise a concern internally or with a prescribed person, how whistleblowing differs from a personal grievance, and how managers should respond when someone speaks up.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 40 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain what whistleblowing is and why speaking up matters to the organisation.
- ✓Identify what makes a disclosure a qualifying disclosure, including reasonable belief and the public interest test.
- ✓Describe the legal protection against detriment and unfair dismissal for workers who make protected disclosures.
- ✓Choose an appropriate route for raising a concern, including internal channels and prescribed persons.
- ✓Distinguish a whistleblowing concern from a personal grievance.
- ✓Respond to a concern as a manager in a way that is supportive, confidential and fair.
Course contents
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Module 1: What whistleblowing is
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: What counts as a protected disclosure
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 3: How to raise a concern
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 4: Protection and responding as a manager
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate