Paragraph 12

(1)

Subject to sub‐paragraph (2), this paragraph applies to any person employed immediately before the appointed day by the Interim Council for Catholic Maintained Schools established in accordance with the memorandum published by the Department on 17th September 1987 (in this paragraph referred to as “the former employer”).

(2)

This paragraph does not apply to a person—

(a)

whose contract of employment terminates on the day immediately preceding the appointed day; or

(b)

employed for a temporary period.

(3)

The contract of employment between a person to whom this paragraph applies and the former employer shall have eﬀect from the appointed day as if originally made between him and the Council.

(4)

Without prejudice to sub‐paragraph (3)—

(a)

all the former employer's rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or in connection with a contract to which that sub‐paragraph applies shall by virtue of this paragraph be transferred to the Council on the appointed day; and

(b)

anything done before that day by or in relation to the former employer in respect of that contract or the employee shall be deemed from that day to have been done by or in relation to the Council.

(5)

Sub‐paragraphs (3) and (4) are without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such right shall arise by reason only of the change in employer eﬀected by this paragraph.