In Rizvi v Capital Care Services (UK) Ltd R was summarily dismissed for allegedly instructing employees to falsify documents relating to recruiting and placing candidates for NHS roles. This came after R had disclosed information tending to show that a criminal offence had been or was being committed by superficially putting business through group companies and misleading HMRC and NHS Trusts. An ET found that no evidence of a fair reason for dismissal had been provided and the employer had failed to follow any fair procedure; therefore, R had been automatically unfairly dismissed for making disclosures in the public interest. Furthermore, R had been subjected to detriments for whistleblowing when the employer threatened to report her to newspapers, accused her of fraud, blocked access to her company email account, disconnected her mobile telephone and threatened to dismiss her. The ET awarded R £48,512 for unfair dismissal, and £8,700 for injury to feelings. 

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