Joseph England reviews whistleblowing time limits and the distinction between one off and continuing acts
12th October 2020
3PB’s specialist employment law barrister Joseph England has reviewed the case of Ikejiaku v British Institute of Technology Ltd [2020] UKEAT 0243_19_0705.
The case of Ikejiaku v British Institute of Technology Ltd concerns time limits in a whistleblowing detriment claim, the principles of which also extend across other areas, such as discrimination.
In this article, Joseph outlines the importance of analysing whistleblowing and other detriments in order to identify whether they are a one off act or a continuing act.
To read the full article, please click here.
For further information, or to instruct Joseph England on a matter relating to this or any other matter, please contact Russell Porter on [email protected].
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