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Bear said:
Tata and Vinfast certainly but it has absolutely nothing to do with JLR other than that’s the last place where the whistleblower worked and Tata got him fired. I don’t understand where the flap about JLR comes from
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JLR are being put under a microscope because they are the ones who dismissed the person which is potentially illegal under U.K. law. They also attempted to blacklist the person from the industry which is also dubious under U.K. law.

They are the ones who will be on the hook for writing the check if there is an employment tribunal and they loose. In reality, I doubt this will see the inside of court room and will be resolved via mediation with a six figure payout given the repetitional damage that’s potentially been done.
 
I'm not sure how posting on Reddit has now become whistleblowing. Surely he should have raised his concerns with the appropriate regulatory body (referenced in the BBC article) in the US or any other country where the vehicles are manufactured or sold.

If it has, on the face of it he has a decent case. If not, all companies have policies around disclosing internal information, which it appears he would have breached.
 
b0rn2sk8 said:
JLR are being put under a microscope because they are the ones who dismissed the person which is potentially illegal under U.K. law. They also attempted to blacklist the person from the industry which is also dubious under U.K. law.

They are the ones who will be on the hook for writing the check if there is an employment tribunal and they loose. In reality, I doubt this will see the inside of court room and will be resolved via mediation with a six figure payout given the repetitional damage that’s potentially been done.
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I guess even if it was under the direction of Tata, you are right in that JLR did the sacking. The question then is if posting on social media constitutes as whistleblowing or badmouthing your employer bringing your employer in disrepute which would be a sackable offence. As @resurgam said, the obvious thing to do was to report it to a regulatory body.

Edit: I just did a search and there is guidance on the .gov site https://assets.publishing.service.g...idance-for-employers-and-code-of-practice.pdf It looks like any whistleblowing should be made to a prescribed person ie. regulatory body or an MP. An approach to the media can be made but risk losing all your rights as a whistleblower (page 9 in the link). I’m not sure he’s got a leg to stand on posting it on Reddit
 
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Bear said:
I guess even if it was under the direction of Tata, you are right in that JLR did the sacking. The question then is if posting on social media constitutes as whistleblowing or badmouthing your employer bringing your employer in disrepute which would be a sackable offence. As @resurgam said, the obvious thing to do was to report it to a regulatory body.

Edit: I just did a search and there is guidance on the .gov site https://assets.publishing.service.g...idance-for-employers-and-code-of-practice.pdf It looks like any whistleblowing should be made to a prescribed person ie. regulatory body or an MP. An approach to the media can be made but risk losing all your rights as a whistleblower (page 9 in the link). I’m not sure he’s got a leg to stand on posting it on Reddit
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This is where things get interesting though as he was not discussing JLR or disclosing anything related to his current role at JLR so it is hard to see how he is breaching his JLR employment contract. It was things which happened at an unrelated role at a different company which is only tenuously related to their existing employer.

I'm pretty sure data protection rules also apply across group companies even if their is common ownership somewhere in the corporate structure, they are effectively at arms length.
 
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b0rn2sk8 said:
This is where things get interesting though as he was not discussing JLR or disclosing anything related to his current role at JLR so it is hard to see how he is breaching his JLR employment contract. It was things which happened at an unrelated role at a different company which is only tenuously related to their existing employer.

I'm pretty sure data protection rules also apply across group companies even if their is common ownership somewhere in the corporate structure, they are effectively at arms length.
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It gets quite complicated - my employer is part of a larger group and although my contract is with a specific company within that group, various policies I have to accept annually and am trained on (including protection of company assets/IP) are dictated by the group. Ultimately it'll all be down to the specifics of his employment and it's more complex than the headline or article suggest.
 
Indeed but sharing of company assets and IP is very different to sharing personal information about staff and colluding to dismiss them from a role. One is dictated by the group, the other is protected by statute which can't be overridden.
 
Just watching the latest CarWizard video on the two XJS's he has received.

Turns out the 1991 XJS V12 was complicit in the odd caps usage:
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