Temat: WHISTLEBLOWER NEWS. July 11, 2014

WHISTLEBLOWER NEWS. July 11, 2014

GSK faces questions over direction over corruption probe
As GSK’s Chinese corporate governance disaster began to slowly unfold last year, the British pharmaceuticals company turned to a private detective to investigate the source of its woes. From an anonymous email “smear campaign” alleging corruption to a hidden camera planted in its country manager’s bedroom, GSK suspected a former employee was waging a vendetta against the company.
GSK insists it was entirely appropriate to hire a private detective to investigate such a serious security breach involving a senior executive. It was also proper to separate this from the company’s internal probe into alleged corruption, the company says.
Financial Times, 3 July 2014
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Whistleblower ignored when he raised concerns about grants to PIE
Mr Hulbert, a former civil servant at the Home Office, states he raised concerns with his manager about a Government grant for the notorious group, the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) and was told that the payment was made on the orders of the Metropolitan Police's Special Branch. He now asks if the paper trail showing grants to PIE was among the 114 files that the Home Office admits have been lost or intentionally destroyed.
itv.com, 9 July 2014
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Coalition's call for evidence on whistleblowing: another missed opportunity
Annabel Mackay of law firm Addleshaw Goddard sums up the sentiment felt at Public Concern at Work in relation to the Government's response to the whistleblowing call for evidence. Mackay writes:
Having acknowledged that there were "weaknesses in the framework, so that the legislation has not always achieved its intended outcome" the government downplays the role that legislation can play in changing cultural and social norms. The focus of the response to consultation is on non-statutory measures rather than any further legislative change. This is regrettable as the complexity of the current legislative regime generates uncertainty amongst employers and employees as to what is and is not protected.
Addleshaw Goddard, July 2014
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'Dedicated' nurse wins pay-out after receiving threats for blowing whistle
An employment tribunal ruled that Allied Healthcare Group had unfairly dismissed Elaine Fernandez and subjected her to poor treatment, when she raised concerns about the dilution of skills as a result of plans to change the care package so that all registered nurses were replaced with healthcare assistants. Ms Fernandez was then subjected to victimisation, disciplinary action and was eventually removed from the care package in September 2012 and offered no further work, despite vacancies being available. An employment tribunal ruled that Allied Healthcare Group had unfairly dismissed her.
Nursing Times, 7 July 2014
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The Treasury sacked me unfairly and now won't give me my job back
A senior Treasury adviser has claimed he was sacked after blowing the whistle when civil service bosses ‘killed off’ a flagship proposal by George Osborne. David Owen said an employment tribunal has ordered that he should be given his job back but Treasury bosses were refusing to comply. Owen writes about the potential message that this sends to future whistleblowers.
The Guardian, 8 July 2014

See: http://www.whistleblower.org/