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Employment Relations Act 1999 in Northern Ireland

1999 c. 26 · Enacted 27 July 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

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s. 34(4)-(4B)omittedEmployment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 2(2)(b)
s. 37(1)omittedEmployment Rights Act 2025 Sch. 3 para. 2(3)

An Act to amend the law relating to employment, to trade unions and to employment agencies and businesses.

[27th July 1999]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. 1Collective bargaining: recognition.
  2. 2Detriment related to trade union membership.
  3. 3Blacklists.
  4. 4Ballots and notices.
  5. 5Training.
  6. 6Unfair dismissal connected with recognition: interim relief.
  7. 7Maternity and parental leave.
  8. 8Time off for domestic incidents.
  9. 9Consequential amendments.
  10. 15National security employees.
  11. 24CAC: members.
  12. 25CAC: proceedings.
  13. 27ACAS: reports.
  14. 29The Certification Officer.
  15. Miscellaneous
  16. 39Minimum wage: information.
  17. General
  18. 45Commencement.
  19. 46Extent.
  20. 47Citation.
  21. Paragraph
  22. Introduction
  23. 1Paragraph 1
  24. Detriment
  25. 2Paragraph 2
  26. Time limit for proceedings
  27. 3Paragraph 3
  28. Consideration of complaint
  29. 4Paragraph 4
  30. Remedies
  31. 5Paragraph 5
  32. Awards against third parties
  33. 6Paragraph 6
  34. Introduction
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. Support of ballot
  37. 2Paragraph 2
  38. Documents for employers
  39. 3Paragraph 3
  40. Entitlement to vote
  41. 4Paragraph 4
  42. Separate workplace ballots
  43. 5Paragraph 5
  44. Voting paper
  45. 6Paragraph 6
  46. Conduct of ballot: merchant seamen
  47. 7Paragraph 7
  48. Inducement
  49. 8Paragraph 8
  50. Disregard of certain failures
  51. 9Paragraph 9
  52. Period of ballot’s effectiveness
  53. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  54. Notice of industrial action
  55. 11Paragraph 11
  56. Schedule 4: Leave for Family Reasons Etc
  57. Chapter New Part VIII of Employment Rights Act 1996
  58. Paragraph
  59. Chapter Provisions to be Inserted after Section 57 of the
  60. Paragraph
  61. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
  62. 1Paragraph 1
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (c. 17)
  66. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  67. 42Paragraph 42
  68. Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)
  69. 1Paragraph 1
  70. 2Paragraph 2
  71. 3Paragraph 3
  72. 4Paragraph 4
  73. Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
  74. 5Paragraph 5
  75. Schedule 6: The Certification Officer
  76. Introduction
  77. 4Paragraph 4
  78. 6Paragraph 6
  79. 8Paragraph 8
  80. 12Paragraph 12
  81. Application of funds for political objects
  82. 13Paragraph 13
  83. Political ballot rules
  84. 14Paragraph 14 Repealed
  85. 15Paragraph 15
  86. 16Paragraph 16
  87. Political fund
  88. 17Paragraph 17
  89. 18Paragraph 18
  90. 19Paragraph 19
  91. 20Paragraph 20
  92. 21Paragraph 21
  93. 22Paragraph 22
  94. 24Paragraph 24
  95. Introduction
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. General regulations
  98. 2Paragraph 2
  99. Charges
  100. 3Paragraph 3
  101. Inspection
  102. Offences
  103. 5Paragraph 5
  104. Regulations and orders
  105. 6Paragraph 6
  106. Interpretation
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. Exemptions
  109. 8Paragraph 8
  110. Schedule 8: National Security
  111. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  112. Schedule 9Repeals