Whistleblowers, the Public Interest, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 - Gobert - 2003 - The Modern Law Review - Wiley Online Library

Whistleblowers, the Public Interest, and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 - Gobert - 2003 - The Modern Law Review - Wiley Online Library: "Corporate crime and organisational deviance raise complex legal issues. An initial problem lies simply in identifying when such wrongdoing has occurred. Here, whistleblowers can perform a valuable service. However, publicized cases suggest that they often pay dearly for their candour, encountering unfair sanctions at work. In Britain, the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 seeks to protect “good-faith” whistleblowers from employer reprisals. In the wake of this legislation, the authors examine whistleblowing from a socio-legal perspective, asking what motivates whistleblowers, how do institutions respond to them, can legislation adequately protect them, and what effects will PIDA have on whistleblowing, employment practices, the culture of the workplace and, ultimately, society."?BRIAN PURCELL DECIDED TO USE HIS COMPANYS(AIB)WHISTLE BLOWERS VERSION"SPEAK UP" OF EMPLOYEES EXPOSING MALPRACTICE.IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT SUCH PERSONS ARE THEN OPEN TO VERY SEVERE REPRISALS?WHAT HAS THE IRISH STATE DONE TO PROTECT SUCH WHISTLEBLOWERS?