or organisation - if in best interest of the general public.
If you have signed no confidentiality, can you be sued by the organisation?
e.g- NHS
2007-10-22 10:01:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It isn't illegal as long as the company is breaking the law and you have proof of such. Anything else could be construed as slander and you could be held financially liable for any damages.
Keep in mind that once you do something like that, you will be labeled as a trouble-maker and that label will follow you from job to job throughout your career, no matter how hard you try to shake it.
2007-10-22 10:19:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can always be sued. Something that is important is product and/or trade secrets. You may not have signed a confidentiality agreement - however, there may be something in your employee handbook, etc. that addresses product/trade secrets. If you are employed by the company - you risk losing your job. It is not a crime to write about the runnings of your company (i.e., illegal) unless you work for a government agency (i.e., Congress has made it illegal for you to divulge "Top Secret" or "Confidential" info - that's a crime). For example, if you work for the FBI or a State Government. You can be held LIABLE for writing about a company if the info is false or if you agreed whether it was orally, contractually or through the employee handbook not to release certain information. For example, I can work for Coca Cola and write that they ship bottles to Atlanta, GA and they then use machines to process ingredients to make Coke and ship it out...but I can't divulge the "Secret" Coke formula or exactly how Coke is made (you can be held liable if you do in civil court). I can't write that Coke pays its employees $3.00 per hour if I know that isn't true. (you can be held liable for defamation if you do in civil court).
2007-10-22 17:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by Dina K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If what you have to say can be backed-up by documentary evidence that you have obtained without theft or breaking of laws and it truly is deemed to be in the public interest (rather than sour grapes) then you may get away with it. However, once the trust between employer and employee is breached then you would be well advised to seek another job.
2007-10-22 17:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anybody can sue anybody for anything. Whether they are going to win is quite another matter. You should not expect to be employed at the company for very long, and if you get labeled as a troublemaker it might be tough to get hired elsewhere.
Make sure it's worth the trouble.
2007-10-22 17:13:29 · answer #4 · answered by ClubbingSeals.com 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the UK you are protected by statute, so you won't get sued unless what you write is libelous.
Even breaches of confidentiality agreements are covered.
2007-10-22 17:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by Do not trust low score answerers 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can be sued.
It is a very very delicate area.
Dont go there.
An employment contract denotes some common law confidentiality in the UK.
2007-10-23 11:54:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not bound by an agreement, or
professional ethics, and if you tell the truth,
it's legal.
As a practical matter, you can find yourself
'blacklisted`.
2007-10-22 17:21:38 · answer #7 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it is slanderous, then you could be liable for damages. Is there someone you can ask in the company?
2007-10-22 17:11:34 · answer #8 · answered by fawdown 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i cant say for sure but investigative reporters report with wistle blowers on company practices with out getting into trouble
2007-10-22 17:08:26 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are with in your wright to tell the facts about a company as long as its the truth and you've got proof.
2007-10-22 17:16:03 · answer #10 · answered by JOHN B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋