We found out about the racial discrimination at Pontins because a whistleblower approached us with evidence that the company was breaking equality law. But what is whistleblowing and what protections are there for whistleblowers?
You’re a whistleblower if you’re a worker and you report certain types of wrongdoing, usually something you’ve seen at work. The wrongdoing you disclose must be in the public interest. This means it must affect others, for example the general public: personal grievances and complaints are not usually covered by whistleblowing law.
As a whistleblower you are protected by law. You should not be treated unfairly or lose your job because you ‘blow the whistle’.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a prescribed body for whistleblowing about breaches of equality or human rights law. This means that if your concern is about a breach of equality or human rights law, you can tell us. You can find out more about whistleblowing on our website.
The above information is from a Equality and Human Rights Commission, News from the EHRC - Wed 31/03/2021