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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Number of whistleblowers alleging mistreatment 'on the increase'  The number of employees in the UK who say they have been mistreated due to whistleblowing activity has increased, new research suggests. According to a report released by charity Public Concern at Work, there has been a tenfold rise over the course of the last decade, the Guardian reports. The organisation - which was established in 1993 and provides advice to people concerned about crime, danger or wrongdoing at work - revealed that claims made by those using legislation designed to protect employees if they expose problems went up from 157 cases in 1999 to 1,791 last year. Director of Public Concern at Work Catherine Wolthuizen noted that each claim made represents a breakdown in the relations between a business and its members of staff. She went on to state: "Our report suggests British employees are not being told that it is safe and acceptable to speak up about wrongdoing in their workplace." Employment partner at Lamport Bassitt Jonathan Gray said: "An employee who is able to prove they have been dismissed as a result of 'blowing the whistle' does not need to have the necessary year of service to make a claim of unfair dismissal in the employment tribunal." 
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