[F1Protected disclosuresN.I.
70B.—(1) A worker has the right not to be subjected to any detriment by any act, or any deliberate failure to act, by his employer done on the ground that the worker has made a protected disclosure.
(2) F2. . . this Article does not apply where—
(a)the worker is an employee, and
(b)the detriment in question amounts to dismissal (within the meaning of[F2 Part XI]).
(3) For the purposes of this Article, and of Articles 71 and 72 so far as relating to this Article, “worker”, “worker's contract”, “employment” and “employer” have the extended meaning given by Article 67K.]