# The Additional Statutory Paternity Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Regulation 26: Continuous employment and unfair dismissal

Extent: N.I.

(1) This regulation applies to a person in relation to whose dismissal an action is commenced which consists—
(a) of the presentation by that person of a complaint under Article 145(1) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;
(b) of their making a claim in accordance with a dismissals procedure agreement designated by an order under Article 142 of that Order;
(c) of any action taken by a conciliation officer under Article 20 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; or
(d) of a decision taken arising out of the use of a statutory dispute resolution procedure contained in Schedule 1 to the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 in a case where, in accordance with the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004, such a procedure applies.
(2) If, in consequence of an action of the kind specified in paragraph (1), a person is reinstated or re-engaged by their employer or by a successor or associated employer of that employer, the continuity of their employment shall be preserved for the purposes of Part 12ZA of the Act, and any week which falls within the interval beginning with the effective date of termination and ending with the date of reinstatement or re-engagement, as the case may be, shall count in the computation of their period of continuous employment.
(3) In this regulation—
“dismissal procedures agreement” and “successor” have the same meanings as in Article 2(3) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; and
“associated employer” shall be construed in accordance with Article 4 of that Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/300/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/additional-statutory-paternity-pay-general-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-26
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