protected disclosure

protected disclosure
A qualifying disclosure which is made by a worker and fulfils certain requirements under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (known as the whistleblowing legislation). As a result the worker is protected against dismissal and victimisation as a result of making the disclosure.
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