Chesterton Global Ltd v Nurmohamed

What the court held

The Court of Appeal held that a whistleblower's disclosure can be "in the public interest" for ERA 1996 s.43B purposes even where the primary motivation is personal. The public-interest test is a low threshold and does not require the disclosure to actually be in the public interest — just that the worker reasonably believes it is.

Key rulings

• Public-interest belief test in s.43B is subjective (reasonable belief) not objective.
• Mixed motives (private benefit + public interest) can qualify.
• Number of people affected is one factor but not decisive.

Topics

Acts cited

• Employment Rights Act 1996
• Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998

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