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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€8,222Total of monetary amounts
€8,222Largest single case: Royal Mail Group Ltd
€8,222Median per case with an amount

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  1. United Kingdom 1 case 100 % · €8,222

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  1. Retaliation against whistleblowers 1 case 100 % · €8,222

Who?

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  1. Royal Mail Group Ltd 1 case 100 % · €8,222

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1 case

16 Jul 2026 Royal Mail Group LtdTribunal: Royal Mail subjected whistleblower to detriment – £6,978 compensation United KingdomRetaliation against whistleblowers €8,222

The Employment Tribunal in Manchester found that the claimant had been subjected to detriment because of a protected disclosure and awarded her the agreed amount of £6,978.20. The claims for disability discrimination and constructive dismissal were dismissed.

What organisations can take from it

Large organisations, too, must ensure that whistleblowers do not suffer disadvantages in their day-to-day work.

Relevance to training and awareness

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Authority / court
Employment Tribunal
Area of law
Whistleblower protection · Retaliation against whistleblowers
Legal basis
Employment Rights Act 1996, s. 47B (Benachteiligung wegen geschützter Offenlegung)
Action
Other
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Transport, logistics and shipping
Employees
10,000 or more
Published
7 Sep 2026

Original amount 6,978.2 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 16 Jul 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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