Does the Public Interest Disclosure Act require an employer to keep a whistleblowers identity secret?
The simple answer is no – PIDA contains no specific provision on confidentiality. In fact it encourages workers to raise their concern openly. A good whistleblowing policy will provide a confidential port of call for a worried employee and employers should respect any promise of confidentiality they make. However in some cases it will be impossible to take action on the concern without the open testimony of a whistleblower.
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