Commentary on Sections Summary and Background
55.This Part of the Act makes provision to facilitate agreement of employment disputes without the need for determination at an employment tribunal; to introduce a power for an employment tribunal to impose a financial penalty on an employer found to have breached an individual’s rights in order to encourage greater compliance with employment obligations; to introduce a power to amend the definition of worker for the purposes of whistleblowing, and extend the scope of protections available for whistleblowing; and to address unintended consequences arising from previous legislation.