Disclosure of Information
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve protections for whistleblowers.
Answered by Justin Madders
Workers who blow the whistle are entitled to protections from detriment or dismissal as a result of making a protected disclosure and a route of redress through the Employment Tribunals if these protections are infringed.
The Employment Rights Bill will strengthen protections for whistleblowers, by making it explicit that sexual harassment can be the basis for a protected disclosure.
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