Josie Stewart, a civil servant who raised concerns over the UK's withdrawal from Afghanistan and alleged preferential treatment for a pet charity during evacuations, has won her unfair dismissal case against the government. The Tribunal unanimously ruled that her whistleblowing was protected under public interest laws, rejecting government claims to the contrary. Stewart's case brought attention to serious issues surrounding the evacuation process, especially regarding prioritizing animal welfare over human lives, and reinforced protections for whistleblowers established by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
The tribunal found that it was reasonable for the claimant [Stewart] to go to the UK's public service broadcaster when relevant information had already been put into the public domain.
The tribunal considered that no reasonable employer, acting reasonably, could base a decision to dismiss an employee in the claimant's position on a process which failed to engage in any way with the case that she made.
#whistleblower #unfair-dismissal #government-accountability #public-interest #afghanistan-withdrawal
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