Session 2014-15
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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
to be moved
in grand committee
Clause 144
LORD WILLS
Page 124, line 5, at end insert—
“( ) In section 43B (disclosures qualifying for protection), after subsection (1)
insert—
“(1A) For the purposes of subsection (1), a “qualifying disclosure”
includes instances where a worker is thought to have made a
disclosure for information.””
Page 124, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) For section 43J substitute—
“43JA Contractual duties of confidentiality (No. 2)
No agreement made before, during of after employment between a
worker and an employer may preclude a worker from making a
protected disclosure.””
Page 124, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) In section 43K(1) (extension of meaning of “worker” etc. for Part 1VA), after
paragraph (d) insert—
“(e) is or has been a job applicant.””
Page 124, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) In section 43L (other interpretative provisions), at end insert—
“(4) A disclosure of information shall include allegations.””
Page 124, line 28, at end insert—
“( ) In section 203(3)(c) (restrictions on contracting out), at end insert “and the
impact of section 43JA on the agreement”.”
After Clause 144
LORD WILLS
Insert the following new Clause—
(1) The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is
amended as follows.
(2) In section 203 (codes of Practice issued by the Secretary of State), after
paragraph (1)(b) insert—
“(c) of promoting effective whistleblowing arrangements.””