Purpose – This paper aims to compare and contrast the approaches taken by the UK and Norway in providing employment protection for whistleblowers. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the legislative provisions contained in the Employment Rights Act 1996 (UK) and the Work...

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to consider the efficacy of requiring a public interest test to be satisfied before protection is afforded to workers who blow the whistle under Part IVA of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996). Design/methodology/approach – Not all definitions of...