LAW

Governance Regulation and Ethics

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Governance Regulation and Ethics

Public Interest Disclosure Act

The model generally recognized as the most successful is the Public Interest Disclosure Act (PIDA) enacted in 1998 in the United Kingdom following a series of accidents that could have been avoided because the staff was aware but could not sounding the alarm internally. The PIDA provides the whistleblower protection against retaliation and dismissal. It covers a very large sample of employees (public, private agencies, health service, associations, home workers, trainees). It concerns the reporting of crimes, breaches of legal obligations, dangers to health, safety, environment, concealment of wrongdoing. If disclosed a large scale, it is a tribunal that will judge the seriousness of the withdrawal. This must be done in good faith, reasonable belief that the information is true and without seeking personal gain. The distinction is made between internal disclosures and revelations on a larger scale. These do not come as a last resort, if the reports in-house have been exhausted or are too risky. The public reports are protected only if the judge is convinced of their reasonableness. There is no limit to the compensation and the judge may order the continued existence of a dismissed employee until a decision on the merits.

The organization, which has brought this proposed legislation on the way and looked after whistleblower says, "Public Concern at Work". Even here speak both the Conservation Act and the name of the whistleblower institution are clear: (public concern) whistleblowing is in the "public interest", and therefore there is "protected disclosures" (Public Interest Disclosure). In England, Scotland and Wales aims of this Act primarily, internal 'whistleblowing, i.e. activities in the institutions (companies, authorities, etc.) itself only works if it is not, or if a whistleblower has reason to believe that he must reckon with disadvantages, the fall protection provisions in its highest form. In any case, the onus for the abuse not the whistleblower, but at that institution, has identified the problems of the whistleblower.

The Case

The story relates the case of a CBS producer who is famous for getting the big scoops. When Nowel Bergman receives a box with unknown information, ask for help from Jeffrey Wigand, a vice president of a major tobacco company which was recently fired. He is unable to provide such assistance as it had signed a Confidentiality Agreement, which prevented him from giving information about the company where he worked. This calls attention to Nowel Bergman, producer, undertakes an investigation in which one realizes that Jeffrey is revealing information about the risk that people face from a new experience in tobacco companies. Both come together in order to disclose this information. The producer proposes a plan of action, aided by lawyers and CBS. CBS then betrays him, no matter Nowel Jeffrey and follow through with its strategy to face the highest officials of the companies to which both belong. Still get that much-sought to reveal truth.

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