1. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE INTERLEGES – MAY 2015 WHISTLEBLOWING PAUL KEANE

2. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE SGT MAURICE MCCABE

3. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE Garda Commissioner described Sgt McCabe’s actions “disgusting”.

4. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE But subsequent Official Report “No complex organisation can succeed in its task if it cannot find the means of heeding the voice of a member whose immediate supervisors hold in the high regard in which Sgt McCabe was held”

5. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE WHO IS PROTECTED – IRELAND AND THE UK  Employees;  Former employees;  Contractors;  Agency workers;  Police officers;  Job seekers;

6. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE IRELAND  Civil Servants  Defence Forces UNITED KINGDOM  Homeworkers;  Self-employed doctors, dentists, ophthalmologists and pharmacists in NHS  Student nurses and midwives.

7. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE Conditions for a disclosure to be protected Stepped conditions related to whom the disclosure is made

8. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE IRELAND – BASIC CONDITIONS UK – BASIC CONDITIONS PROTECTED DISCLOSURE IN CONNECTION WITH EMPLOYMENT REASONABLE BELIEF RELEVANT INFORMATION PROTECTED DISCLOSURE PUBLIC INTEREST REASONABLE BELIEF WRONGDOING

9. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE Relevant Wrongdoing for Qualifying Disclosure – Common to Ireland and the UK 1.Offences 2.Breach of legal obligation 3.Miscarriages of Justice 4.Danger to Health and Safety of any individual 5.Damage to the environment 6.The deliberate concealing of information about the above

10. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE Additional “Relevant Wrongdoings” in Ireland  Unlawful or improper use of funds or resources of a public money  Public body acting oppressively, discriminatorily or grossly negligently or gross mismanagement  But not breach of own contract of employment

11. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE “In the Public Interest” Parkins v Sodexho

12. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE Protection of Identity & Fair Procedures Ireland: Protection of identity with some exceptions UK: No protection of identity

13. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE Survey Results Brazil – No specific legislation Turkey – No specific legislation  Sweden - No specific legislation

14. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE

15. TITLE CLICK TO EDIT MASTER SUBTITLE REDDYCHARLTON. IE This information is for general guidance only. It does not constitute legal or professional advice. No liability is accepted by Reddy Charlton for any action taken in reliance on this information. Disclaimer