Whistleblowing about health and safety concerns: some comments about what the law does and does not provide for workers

A detailed look at the rights workers have to blow the whistle on poor health and safety compliance during the pandemic.

In this timely briefing, Professors Dave Lewis and Phil James detail the laws that protect workers when they blow the whistle on an employer that is failing to comply with health and safety regulations during the Coronavirus pandemic.

It also warns of the limits of the law, especially where legislation makes it difficult for a worker to safely speak out, and the role of trade unions in the whistleblowing process.