It has been annual review season here at Squire Patton Boggs. Looking back over my efforts this year in the usual endeavour to justify my own existence, I have spotted the same scenario cropping up with unusual frequency. An employee tells their employer that they have experienced something at work that they are not too … Continue Reading
Over the next week or so, HR Departments in financial services organisations across the country will be taking a last nervous look around their shops before the implementation on 7 September of new FCA/PRA regulations on whistleblowing in the workplace. The new rules bring into full effect the preparatory steps mandated from March this year. … Continue Reading
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published new rules for the financial industry relating to whistleblowing. The new rules should not come as a surprise, as they follow a long period of consultation, but they do pose some important questions: Why are they being introduced? When are they being introduced? … Continue Reading
This article was written for whistleblowing hotline provider Expolink http://expolink.co.uk/. It is well known that many employees do not blow the whistle for fear of repercussions if they do (from harassment to dismissal and various poor treatment in between). So should we offer incentives to employees to follow a whistleblowing procedure, in order that health … Continue Reading
