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Paragraph 4 Dismissal by successor employer

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For the relevant purposes:—

(a)

an employee dismissed by reason of redundancy within the period prescribed by paragraph 2 by a successor employer shall be treated as if he were a person to whom section 5 of the Act applies; and

(b)

where sub-paragraph (a) above applies the successor employer shall be treated as if he were the employer of that employee and accordingly shall be liable to pay him compensation; and, in such case, any reference in paragraphs 6 to 9 to the employer shall be construed as a reference to the successor employer.