A whistleblower who secured record damages at an employment tribunal is to give evidence to a Tynwald select committee.

The committee is reviewing the effectiveness of the government’s whistleblowing policy and relevant legislation.

It has taken a particular interest in the support available to those who may be considering, or have raised, a matter which would fall within the legal definition of whistleblowing.

Mr Sutton, 32, of Douglas, has agreed to talk to the committee about his experience.

He was employed as a portfolio manager by Creechurch Capital Ltd from 2013 until February 2016 when he lost his £42,000-a-year job.

CCL, then part of the Knox Group of Companies founded by multi-millionaire Doug Barrowman, claimed Mr Sutton was dismissed for gross misconduct for using the social media platform WhatsApp to talk to clients.

But the employment tribunal found he was sacked for discussing concerns about the company with the regulator, the Financial Services Authority.

The tribunal initially awarded compensation totalling £685,339 plus interest, including exemplary damages. It said the respondent had acted ’vexatiously, abusively (to the due process of law) and otherwise unreasonably’.

But Mr Sutton’s award was cut by £90,000 on appeal.

He will give his evidence to the committee at a hearing on Tuesday July 30, starting at 10.30am in the Legislative Council chamber in Douglas.

The committee has been comparing the government’s policy on whistleblowing with procedures elsewhere.

Members of the public are welcome to attend the sitting. The select committee is chaired by Julie Edge MHK, who sits alongside MLCs Jane Poole-Wilson and Kerry Sharpe.