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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-employment-northern-ireland-order-2003/schedule-1/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2003/0110443713",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The employer must set out in writing the employee’s alleged conduct or characteristics, or other circumstances, which lead him to contemplate dismissing or taking disciplinary action against the employee.\n(2) The employer must send the statement or a copy of it to the employee and invite the employee to attend a meeting to discuss the matter.",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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