In the first of our 2018 'Back to Basics' series, the Employment & Incentives team at A&L Goodbody, offers a brief summary of whistleblowing legislation in Northern Ireland. Andrew outlines the circumstances in which an employee who has made a protected disclosure will be afforded protection under the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

Andrew discusses the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, (Commencement Number One) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 which, despite the absence of a functioning legislative assembly, came into force on the 1st October 2017. He identifies and comments on its key provisions, highlighting the fundamental changes introduced by the legislation, namely, changes to the public interest test, removal of the good faith requirement and the elimination of