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24 February 2014

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Column: 1P

Petitions [24 February 2014]

Observations [24 February 2014]

Business, Innovation and Skills [24 February 2014]

Public Interest Disclosure Act

The introduction of a public interest test—requiring an individual who brings a claim at an employment tribunal to show they had a reasonable belief that their disclosure was in the public interest;

An amendment to the good faith test—ensuring that in the event a person is unable to show that they have not made a disclosure in good faith, they do not automatically lose their claim as had been the case previously, but may incur a reduction in any compensatory award the tribunal may award in respect of that claim by up to 25%;

Column: 2P

The introduction of vicarious liability—ensuring that an individual who has suffered a detriment from a co-worker as a result of blowing the whistle, can bring a claim against both the co-worker and the employer, who may be vicariously liable for the actions of the co-worker; and

An amendment to the definition of “worker” to include contractual arrangements in the NHS. Previously certain NHS workers, including GPs were not covered by the whistleblowing protections in the Employments Rights Act.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office [24 February 2014]

Future governance in Kashmir

Column: 3P

Transport [24 February 2014]

Planned closure of the Portland coastguard helicopter base

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