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Legislation
Employment Rights Act 1996

Part IVA Protected disclosures

  • Section 43A Meaning of “protected disclosure”.
  • Section 43B Disclosures qualifying for protection.
  • Section 43C Disclosure to employer or other responsible person.
  • Section 43D Disclosure to legal adviser.
  • Section 43E Disclosure to Minister of the Crown.
  • Section 43F Disclosure to prescribed person.
  • Section 43FA Prescribed persons: duty to report on disclosures of information
  • Section 43G Disclosure in other cases.
  • Section 43H Disclosure of exceptionally serious failure.
  • Section 43J Contractual duties of confidentiality.
  • Section 43K Extension of meaning of “worker” etc. for Part IVA.
  • Section 43KA Application of this Part and related provisions to police
  • Section 43L Other interpretative provisions.
  1. Part IVA
  2. Contractual duties of confidentiality.

Section 43J | Contractual duties of confidentiality. F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)Any provision in an agreement to which this section applies is void in so far as it purports to preclude the worker from making a protected disclosure.

(2)This section applies to any agreement between a worker and his employer (whether a worker’s contract or not), including an agreement to refrain from instituting or continuing any proceedings under this Act or any proceedings for breach of contract.

Notes

  1. F1

    Pt. IVA (ss. 43A-43L) inserted (2.7.1998 for specified purposes and otherwise 2.7.1999) by 1998 c. 23, s. 1; S.I. 1999/1547, art. 2

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