Paragraph 15

England, Wales and Scotland

Where by reason of the death of the deceased employer the employee is treated for the purpose of Part VI of this Act as having been dismissed by him, section 82 shall have effect subject to the following modifications—

(a)

for subsections (3) there shall be substituted the following subsection—

“(3)
If a personal representative of the deceased employer makes an employee an offer (whether in writing or not) to renew his contract of employment, or to re-engage him under a new contract of employment, so that the renewal or re-engagement would take effect not later than eight weeks after the death of the deceased employer the provisions of subsections (5) and (6) shall have effect.”

(b)

in subsection (4), paragraph (a) shall be omitted and in paragraph (b) for the words “four weeks” there shall be substituted the words “eight weeks”;

(c)

in subsection (5), the references to the employer shall be construed as a reference to the personal representative of the deceased employer.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Words in long title substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2) (with s. 16(2); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2, Sch. 1

Notes on Schedule 12

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 12 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202) and subject to amendments (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2, Sch. 1