Section 45A(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— refused (or proposed to refuse) to comply with a requirement which the employer imposed (or proposed to impose) in contravention of the Working Time Regulations 1998, refused (or proposed to refuse) to forgo a right conferred on him by those Regulations, failed to sign a workforce agreement for the purposes of those Regulations, or to enter into, or agree to vary or extend, any other agreement with his employer which is provided for in those Regulations, being— performed (or proposed to perform) any functions or activities as such a representative or candidate, a representative of members of the workforce for the purposes of Schedule 1 to those Regulations, or a candidate in an election in which any person elected will, on being elected, be such a representative, brought proceedings against the employer to enforce a right conferred on him by those Regulations, or alleged that the employer had infringed such a right.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04