Fairly and Justly? Are Employment Tribunals Able to Even Out Whistleblowing Power Imbalances
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21464367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Williams (0000-0002-1985-7640, University of Greenwich), Wim Vandekerckhove (0000-0002-0106-7915, University of Greenwich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 182 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 365-376 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Business Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-4544 • E-ISSN: 1573-0697 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10551-021-05023-8 |
| OpenAlex | W4200517167 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
In Britain, Employment Tribunals (ET) adjudicate on whistleblowing legislation. They do so with the overriding aim to adjudicate cases fairly and justly, by hearing parties on an equal footing. This paper presents research questioning this rule-of-law assumption vis-a-vis power imbalances that relate to whistleblowing. Using multinomial logistic regression analysis, we analyse all cases at ET in England and Wales between 2015 and 2018, that included a whistleblowing claim and that went to preliminary hearing or beyond. We find that several variables have an effect on the relative representational strength (RRS) at ET, but not on the outcome of the whistleblowing claim. However, whistleblowing claims brought in combination of discrimination claims (41%) have lower RRS and less favourable outcomes for the whistleblowing claim
Actuarial science · Adjudication · Business ethics · Economics · Law and economics · Legislation · Multinomial logistic regression · Political science · Quality of Life Research · Sociology · Statistics · Ethics in Business and Education · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Accounting
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |