Store manager was not penalised for protected disclosure made to the Health and Safety Authority

The employer, a large retailer, had argued that they were not aware of who made the protected disclosure to the Health and Safety Authority which resulted in a HSA inspection. As a result, they could not have penalised the employee concerned. The WRC adjudicator, in her determination, found that the worker had not established a link between his making complaints and failed to establish that he had suffered detriment.