In school, when one child told the teacher about some wrongdoing they were labelled a ‘grass’ or a ‘snitch’ by their classmates; juvenile, cruel and a little ridiculous, but then we can always excuse such behaviour in children. The same behaviour is, however, inexcusable in adults, especially when it is directed at someone as a direct result of their bravery in standing up for a just cause.

This was the case in a recent Wakefield prison tribunal, when a prison officer offered evidence at a disciplinary hearing against a former colleague and subsequently became the target of much abuse for the violation of a secret ‘code’ that apparently the officers all work and live by.

After she gave evidence at the tribunal, she began to receive despicable treatment at the hands of her fellow workers, including a wreath being sent to her house, grass cuttings being sent to her by mail and she even saw her young son spat on by a colleague.

She began mounting a case against her employers and the colleagues that were abusing her after contacting a Wakefield employment solicitor for legal advice as to what to do about the situation.

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The outcome of the trial resulted in the prison officer being awarded 500,000 for her damages, which was a landmark figure in such ‘whistle-blowing’ cases; this will certainly go along way in helping her to recover from the abuse. The court also decreed that external agencies should now intervene to protect such workers in these sort of cases, workers who are bold enough to step up and speak out against injustice in the workplace.

This is an extreme example of whistle-blowing, as a prison is a very volatile environment most of the time; nonetheless, wrongdoing can occur in any job and all it takes for such ill treatment to prevail is for people to sit by and do nothing. It takes a particularly brave worker to speak out about a fellow colleague, even if the colleague in question is without a doubt in the wrong; however, you must not suffer in silence, or even allow others to suffer while you sit idly by.

If you feel uncomfortable in your place of work and there is a certain issue that is making you feel unhappy in your job, or if there are any other employment issues other than those discussed in this article that you would like legal advice about, then you should contact a Wakefield employment solicitor today to see if you can find a solution to your problems.

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