Decision date
18 January 2023
Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Judge
Employment Judge E Fowell
Compensation awarded
£20,713
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Case Summary
The claimant worked as a bank staff or 'Flexi Team Service' at the respondent's mental health hospital. She was dismissed after raising concerns about a patient's neglected pets with the RSPCA. The tribunal found that the dismissal amounted to unlawful detriment for making a protected disclosure.
Why this outcome?
The tribunal found that the claimant's dismissal constituted unlawful detriment for making a protected disclosure about a patient's neglected pets, which was a qualifying disclosure under whistleblowing law.
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Key Issues
- •The complaint of detriment at work for making a protected disclosure is upheld
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Case Details
Hearing venue
Decided at Exeter Employment Tribunal →- Case No.
- 1400184/2022
- Tribunal
- Employment Tribunal
- Level
- First instance
- Decision
- 18 January 2023
- Published
- 8 February 2023
- Jurisdiction
- England & Wales
- Judge
- Employment Judge E Fowell
- Representation
- Legally represented