Question
The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 protects staff when making a disclosure where the health and safety of any individual is endangered. Choose the correct option and select Submit. True False
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Answer
True
Explanation
The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 is a United Kingdom legislation often referred to as the ‘Whistle-blowing Act’. The law provides employment protection for workers who expose wrongdoing, corruption, malpractice, or any other illegal or unethical activity that they discover at their workplace. The Act protects confidentiality and ensures that those who makes such a 'disclosure' will not face repercussions or job termination as a result. Specifically, one of the protected disclosures is about "endangering of anyone's health and safety".\ Thus, the statement featuring in the question that "The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 protects staff when making a disclosure where the health and safety of any individual is endangered" is accurate.