Handling Employer Non-Compliance: Internal & External Actions
Learn how to address employer non-compliance internally & externally, safeguard whistleblowers, assess risks, access legal routes like tribunals, and adopt a collective approach. Explore raising concerns, protection mechanisms, and necessary steps in various work sectors.
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What happens if the employer doesnt play ball? How to raise matters internally Risk How to raise matters externally Protection for whistleblowers Assessment Serious and imminent danger Employment Tribunal system Collective approach Useful resources
Informal approach How to raise matters internally Email to establish paper trail Formal approach Grievance procedure Collective grievance / Failure to agree Health and Safety Committee Board of Governors / Trust Board / Elected Officials
What is whistleblowing in law? Who can I whistle blow to? Protection for Whistleblowers What protection is available to the whistleblower? Can I whistleblow anonymously?
How to raise matters externally The Health and Safety Executive Local Authority Offices, shops, restaurants Garages and motor vehicle repair Retail warehouses Leisure activities, sports centres and cinemas Manufacturing gas fitters, electricians and plumbers Childcare, playgroup and nurseries Tyre and exhaust fitters Construction and building work Schools and colleges Tattooists and therapeutic treatments Hospitals and nursing homes
Informing the HSE/LA online form https://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/concerns. htm phone 0300 003 1647 Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm (on Wednesdays we are open from 10am to 5pm). Local authorities via council websites
Serious and imminent danger Regulation 8 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Employment Rights Act 1996 Section 44 (protection from detriment) Section 100 (Unfair Dismissal)
Time limits Employment Tribunal System ACAS Early conciliation Waiting times Average awards
Collective approach Always recommend a collective approach Opportunity to organise Get members involved in the process Individual / Collective
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