Section 11 Avoidance of agreements in contravention of this Act and saving for other agreements, &c.

Scotland

(1)

Any such agreement as the following shall be void, that is to say—

F1(a)

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(b)

an agreement as to holidays that is inconsistent with a direction of the Board in that behalf, or for abstaining from exercising the right to holidays conferred by any such direction.

F2(c)

any term or condition of a contract of employment that is inconsistent with a term or condition of employment fixed by an order of the Board under this Act or any agreement for abstaining from enforcing a term or condition so fixed.

(2)

Nothing in this Act shall prejudice the operation of an agreement or custom for the payment of wages at a rate higher than the minimum rate fixed under this Act or an agreement or custom as to holidays that is not inconsistent with a direction of the Board in that behalf F3or a term or condition of a contract of employment that is not inconsistent with a term or condition so fixed.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 11(1)(a) repealed (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 39, s. 47, 53, Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 16, Sch. 3 (with s. 36); S.I. 1999/685, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3)
F2: S. 11(1)(c) added by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Sch. 10 Pt. II para. 3(1)
F3: Words added by Employment Protection Act 1975 (c. 71), Sch. 10 Pt. II para. 3(2)