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Sunday, April 19, 2026

Workplace whistleblower case to come under legal test - Newsroom

New whistleblowing laws will soon be put to the test after an employee accused management of retaliation, but the real test could be if the worker was trying to get away with their own bad behaviour

The Employment Relations Authority has temporarily reinstated a call-centre worker for a taxi company who was let go for serious misconduct.

Earlier this year the company, Communication and Training Service Limited, fired the worker – who has name suppression – for allegedly blackmailing management, accessing IT equipment they were not entitled to and because the company had lost trust and confidence in them.

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Emma Hatton



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