OpenLegislation

Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016 nia 15 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Up to date with all changes known to legislation.gov.uk, revised to 20 September 2021.

An Act to make provision relating to conciliation and other matters in connection with industrial tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal, including power to refer to chairmen as employment judges; to amend the law relating to protected disclosures; to make provision for disclosure of gender pay information; to make provision for zero hours contracts; to confer power on the Department for Employment and Learning in connection with careers guidance and apprenticeships; to correct references relating to statutory shared parental pay; to make other provision relating to employment; and for connected purposes.

[22nd April 2016]

BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:

Contents

  1. Industrial tribunals
  2. 1Conciliation before and after institution of proceedings
  3. 2Extension of limitation periods to allow conciliation
  4. 3Extended power to define “relevant proceedings” for conciliation purposes
  5. 4Power to require party to proceedings to pay deposit
  6. Fair Employment Tribunal
  7. 5Conciliation before and after complaint to Fair Employment Tribunal
  8. 6Extension of time limit to allow conciliation
  9. 7Power to require party to proceedings to pay deposit
  10. Assessment of matters relating to tribunal proceedings Not yet in force
  11. 8Assessment of matters relating to tribunal proceedings Not yet in force
  12. Reviews
  13. 9Review of early conciliation
  14. 10Review of Section 8: assessment of matters relating to tribunal proceedings Not yet in force
  15. Employment judges
  16. 11Employment judges: industrial tribunals
  17. 12Employment judges: Fair Employment Tribunal
  18. Protected disclosures
  19. 13Disclosures not protected unless believed to be made in the public interest
  20. 14Power to reduce compensation where disclosure not made in good faith
  21. 15Protected disclosures: reporting requirements
  22. 16Worker subjected to detriment by co-worker or agent of employer
  23. 17Extension of meaning of “worker”
  24. Zero hours workers
  25. 18Zero hours workers
  26. Gender pay and disclosure of information Not yet in force
  27. 19Gender pay gap information Not yet in force
  28. Careers guidance
  29. 20Careers guidance
  30. Apprenticeships
  31. 21Apprenticeships
  32. Miscellaneous
  33. 22Indexation of amounts: timing and rounding
  34. 23Prohibition on disclosure of information held by the Labour Relations Agency
  35. 24Variation in procedures for certain orders and regulations
  36. 25Statutory shared parental pay: correction of references
  37. 26References to tribunal jurisdictions to which Articles 17 and 27 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 apply
  38. Supplementary
  39. 27Repeals
  40. 28Interpretation
  41. 29Commencement
  42. 30Short title
  43. Schedule 1: CONCILIATION: MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  44. Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16)
  45. 1Paragraph 1
  46. Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18)
  47. 2Paragraph 2
  48. 3Paragraph 3
  49. 4Paragraph 4
  50. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39)
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13)
  53. 6Paragraph 6
  54. Schedule 2: EXTENSION OF LIMITATION PERIODS TO ALLOW FOR CONCILIATION
  55. Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c. 32)
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (NI 15)
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (NI 12)
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. 6Paragraph 6
  64. 7Paragraph 7
  65. 8Paragraph 8
  66. 9Paragraph 9
  67. 10Paragraph 10
  68. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50)
  69. 11Paragraph 11
  70. Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16)
  71. 12Paragraph 12
  72. 13Paragraph 13
  73. 14Paragraph 14
  74. 15Paragraph 15
  75. 16Paragraph 16
  76. 17Paragraph 17
  77. 18Paragraph 18
  78. 19Paragraph 19
  79. 20Paragraph 20
  80. 21Paragraph 21
  81. 22Paragraph 22
  82. 23Paragraph 23
  83. 24Paragraph 24
  84. 25Paragraph 25
  85. 26Paragraph 26
  86. 27Paragraph 27
  87. 28Paragraph 28
  88. 29Paragraph 29
  89. 30Paragraph 30
  90. 31Paragraph 31
  91. 32Paragraph 32
  92. 33Paragraph 33
  93. 34Paragraph 34
  94. 35Paragraph 35
  95. 36Paragraph 36
  96. 37Paragraph 37
  97. 38Paragraph 38
  98. 39Paragraph 39
  99. 40Paragraph 40
  100. 41Paragraph 41
  101. Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (NI 6)
  102. 42Paragraph 42
  103. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39)
  104. 43Paragraph 43
  105. Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (NI 9)
  106. 44Paragraph 44
  107. Schedule 3REPEALS