Employment Rights Act 1996 in Northern Ireland
1996 c. 18 · Enacted 22 May 1996 · Extends to United Kingdom
Contents
- 7Power to require particulars of further matters.
- Right to itemised pay statement
- 10Power to amend provisions about pay and standing statements.
- Enforcement
- Deductions by employer
- 13Right not to suffer unauthorised deductions.
- 14Excepted deductions.
- Payments to employer
- 16Excepted payments.
- Cash shortages and stock deficiencies in retail employment
- 17Introductory.
- 18Limits on amount and time of deductions.
- 19Wages determined by reference to shortages etc.
- 20Limits on method and timing of payments.
- 21Limit on amount of payments.
- 22Final instalments of wages.
- Enforcement
- 25Determinations: supplementary.
- Supplementary
- Part 2A: Zero hours workers and similar
- Chapter 1: Exclusivity terms and other restrictions
- 27AExclusivity terms unenforceable in zero hours contracts
- 27BPower to make further provision in relation to zero hours workers
- Chapter 2: Right to guaranteed hours
- Guaranteed hours offers
- 27BARight for qualifying workers to be offered guaranteed hours
- 27BBRequirements relating to a guaranteed hours offer
- 27BCRequirements relating to a guaranteed hours offer: supplementary
- 27BDGuaranteed hours offer: exceptions to duty to make offer and withdrawal of offer
- 27BEAcceptance or rejection of a guaranteed hours offer
- Information
- 27BFInformation about rights conferred by Chapter 2
- Enforcement
- 27BGComplaints to employment tribunals: grounds
- 27BHComplaints to employment tribunals: time limits
- 27BIRemedies
- Chapter 3: Shifts: rights to reasonable notice
- 27BJRight to reasonable notice of a shift
- 27BKRight to reasonable notice of cancellation of or change to a shift
- 27BLSections 27BJ and 27BK: supplementary
- 27BMInteraction with Chapter 4
- 27BNComplaints to employment tribunals
- 27BORemedies
- Chapter 4: Right to payment for cancelled, moved and curtailed shifts
- 27BPRight to payment for a cancelled, moved or curtailed shift
- 27BQRegulations under section 27BP: supplementary
- 27BRExceptions to duty to make payment for a cancelled, moved or curtailed shift
- 27BSContractual remuneration
- 27BTComplaints to employment tribunal
- 27BURemedies
- Chapter 5: Agency workers: guaranteed hours and rights relating to shifts
- 27BVAgency workers
- Chapter 6: Collective agreements: contracting out
- 27BWZero hours workers, etc
- 27BXAgency workers
- 27BYSupplementary provision
- 27BZRegulations
- 27BZ1Interpretation
- Chapter 7: General
- 27BZ2Interpretation
- 27BZ3Regulations
- 28Right to guarantee payment.
- 30Calculation of guarantee payment.
- 32Contractual remuneration.
- 33Power to modify provisions about guarantee payments.
- Protected shop workers and betting workers
- 41ANotice of objection by shop workers to working additional hours on Sunday
- 41BExplanatory statement: persons who become shop workers
- 41CExplanatory statement: shop workers at commencement date
- 41DFailure to give explanatory statement under section 41B or 41C
- 43ZAContractual requirements relating to working additional hours on Sundays: objection notices
- 43ZBInterpretation
- 43AMeaning of “protected disclosure”.
- 43DDisclosure to legal adviser.
- 43FAPrescribed persons: duty to report on disclosures of information
- 43JContractual duties of confidentiality.
- 43LOther interpretative provisions.
- 45ZASunday working for shop workers: additional hours
- 47DTax credits
- 47FStudy and training
- Enforcement
- Application to police of rights relating to health and safety
- 49ESection 49D: supplemental
- Public duties
- Looking for work and making arrangements for training
- 52Right to time off to look for work or arrange training.
- 53Right to remuneration for time off under section 52.
- Ante-natal care
- 56Right to remuneration for time off under section 55.
- Ante-natal care: agency workers
- Accompanying to ante-natal appointments
- Accompanying to ante-natal appointments: agency workers
- 57ZIAgency workers: supplementary
- Adoption appointments
- 57ZJRight to paid time off to attend adoption appointments
- 57ZKRight to remuneration for time off under section 57ZJ
- 57ZLRight to unpaid time off to attend adoption appointments
- Adoption appointments: agency workers
- 57ZNRight to paid time off to attend adoption appointments: agency workers
- 57ZORight to remuneration for time off under section 57ZN
- 57ZPRight to unpaid time off to attend adoption meetings: agency workers
- 57ZRAgency workers: supplementary
- Dependants
- Occupational pension scheme trustees
- 59Right to payment for time off under section 58.
- 62Right to remuneration for time off under section 61.
- 63BRight to remuneration for time off under section 63A.
- 63DStatutory right to make request in relation to study or training
- 63ESection 63D application: supplementary
- 63FEmployer's duties in relation to application
- 63GRegulations about dealing with applications
- 63HEmployee's duties in relation to agreed study or training
- 63JRemedies
- 63KSupplementary
- Suspension on medical grounds
- Suspension on maternity grounds
- 66Meaning of suspension on maternity grounds.
- 67Right to offer of alternative work.
- 68Right to remuneration.
- Ending the supply of an agency worker on maternity grounds
- 68AMeaning of ending the supply of an agency worker on maternity grounds
- 68BRight to offer of alternative work
- 68CRight to remuneration
- 68DAgency workers: supplementary
- 69Calculation of remuneration.
- 69ACalculation of remuneration (agency workers)
- Chapter I: MATERNITY LEAVE
- 72Compulsory maternity leave.
- 75Sections 71 to 73: supplemental.
- Chapter 1A: Adoption leave
- 75CRedundancy and dismissal
- Chapter 1B: Shared parental leave
- 75EEntitlement to shared parental leave: birth
- 75FEntitlement to leave under section 75E: further provision
- 75JRedundancy and dismissal
- 75KChapter 1B: supplemental
- Chapter II: PARENTAL LEAVE
- 76Entitlement to parental leave.
- 77Rights during and after parental leave.
- 80EAParental bereavement Bereavement leave
- 80EBRights during and after bereavement leave
- 80ECSpecial cases
- 80EDChapter 4: supplemental
- 80EEApplication in relation to stillbirths
- Chapter 5: Neonatal care leave
- 80EFNeonatal care leave
- 80EGRights during and after neonatal care leave
- 80EHSpecial cases
- 80EIChapter 5: supplemental
- Part 8B: Carer’s leave
- 80JCarer’s leave
- 80KRights during and after carer’s leave
- 80LSpecial cases
- 80MPart 8B: supplemental
- 80NComplaint to employment tribunal
- Minimum period of notice
- 87Rights of employee in period of notice.
- 91Supplementary.
- Written statement of reasons for dismissal
- The right
- 94The right.
- Dismissal
- Retirement
- 100Health and safety cases.
- 101Shop workers and betting workers who refuse Sunday work.
- 101ZAShop workers who refuse to work additional hours on Sunday
- 102Trustees of occupational pension schemes.
- 103Employee representatives.
- 103AProtected disclosure.
- 104AThe national minimum wage.
- 104BTax credits
- 104EStudy and training
- 104FBlacklists
- 104GEmployee shareholder status
- 104IContracts of employment: restricted variations
- 104JContracts of employment: variations that are not restricted variations
- 104KRedundancy: replacement of employees with people who are not employees
- 107Pressure on employer to dismiss unfairly.
- Exclusion of right
- Introductory
- Orders for reinstatement or re-engagement
- 113The orders.
- 116Choice of order and its terms.
- 121Basic award of two weeks’ pay in certain cases.
- Interim relief
- 130Order for continuation of contract of employment.
- Chapter I: Right to redundancy payment
- 135The right.
- Chapter II: Right on dismissal by reason of redundancy
- Dismissal by reason of redundancy
- 138No dismissal in cases of renewal of contract or re-engagement.
- Exclusions
- 141Renewal of contract or re-engagement.
- 144Provisions supplementary to section 143.
- Supplementary
- Chapter III: Right by reason of lay-off or short-time
- Lay-off and short-time
- 147Meaning of “lay-off” and “short-time”.
- 148Eligibility by reason of lay-off or short-time.
- Exclusions
- 151Dismissal.
- 152Likelihood of full employment.
- Supplementary
- 153The relevant date.
- 154Provisions supplementing sections 148 and 152.
- Chapter IV: General exclusions from right
- 155Qualifying period of employment.
- 159Public offices etc.
- 160Overseas government employment.
- 161Domestic servants.
- Chapter V: Other provisions about redundancy payments
- 165Written particulars of redundancy payment.
- Chapter VI: Payments by Secretary of State
- 169Information relating to applications for payments.
- Chapter VII: Supplementary
- Application of Part to particular cases
- 172Termination of employment by statute.
- 173Employees paid by person other than employer.
- Death of employer or employee
- 174Death of employer: dismissal.
- 175Death of employer: lay-off and short-time.
- 176Death of employee.
- Equivalent payments
- Other supplementary provisions
- 178Old statutory compensation schemes.
- 179Notices.
- 180Offences.
- 181Interpretation.
- 182Employee’s rights on insolvency of employer.
- 185The appropriate date.
- 190Power to obtain information.
- Chapter I: Particular types of employment
- Crown employment etc.
- Parliamentary staff
- Excluded classes of employment
- Offshore employment
- 201Power to extend employment legislation to offshore employment.
- Restrictions on disclosure of information
- Harassment and discrimination: contractual duties of confidentiality
- 202AContractual duties of confidentiality relating to harassment and discrimination
- Contracting out etc. and remedies
- Employee shareholder status
- General provisions about death of employer or employee
- Modifications of Act
- 213Intervals in employment.
- 214Special provisions for redundancy payments.
- 216Industrial disputes.
- 217Reinstatement after military service.
- Chapter II: A week’s pay
- Introductory
- 220Introductory.
- Employments with normal working hours
- 221General.
- 222Remuneration varying according to time of work.
- 223Supplementary.
- Employments with no normal working hours
- 224Employments with no normal working hours.
- The calculation date
- Maximum amount of week’s pay
- Miscellaneous
- 229Supplementary.
- Chapter III: Other interpretation provisions
- 231Associated employers.
- Part XV: General and supplementary
- General
- Reciprocal arrangements
- 238Reciprocal arrangements with Northern Ireland.
- Final provisions
- 240Consequential amendments.
- 242Repeals and revocations.
- 243Commencement.
- 244Extent.
- 245Short title.
- Schedule 1: Consequential amendments
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- The Atomic Energy Authority Act 1971 (c.11)
- 2Paragraph 2
- The Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c.32)
- 3Paragraph 3
- The British Library Act 1972 (c.54)
- 4Paragraph 4
- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c.37)
- 5Paragraph 5
- The Sex Discrimination Act 1975 (c.65)
- 6Paragraph 6
- The Scottish Development Agency Act 1975 (c.69)
- 7Paragraph 7
- The Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 (c.70)
- 8Paragraph 8
- The Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 (c.32)
- 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
- The Race Relations Act 1976 (c.74)
- 10Paragraph 10
- The Development of Rural Wales Act 1976 (c.75)
- 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
- The New Towns (Scotland) Act 1977 (c.16)
- 12Paragraph 12
- The National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29)
- 13Paragraph 13
- The House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (c.36)
- 14Paragraph 14
- The New Towns Act 1981 (c.64)
- 15Paragraph 15
- The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c.69)
- 16Paragraph 16
- The Hops Marketing Act 1982 (c.5)
- 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
- The Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982 (c.23)
- 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
- The Local Government Finance Act 1982 (c.32)
- 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
- The Administration of Justice Act 1982 (c.53)
- 20Paragraph 20
- The Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c.41)
- 21Paragraph 21
- The National Audit Act 1983 (c.44)
- 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
- The National Heritage Act 1983 (c.47)
- 23Paragraph 23
- The National Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985 (c.16)
- 24Paragraph 24
- The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c.23)
- 25Paragraph 25
- The Local Government Act 1985 (c.51)
- 26Paragraph 26
- The Trustee Savings Banks Act 1985 (c.58)
- 27Paragraph 27
- The Housing (Consequential Provisions) Act 1985 (c.71)
- 28Paragraph 28
- The Insolvency Act 1986 (c.45)
- 29Paragraph 29
- The Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1986 (c.47)
- 30Paragraph 30
- The Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.18)
- 31Paragraph 31
- The Pilotage Act 1987 (c.21)
- 32Paragraph 32
- The Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c.26)
- 33Paragraph 33
- The Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c.43)
- 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
- The Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c.1)
- 35Paragraph 35
- The Legal Aid Act 1988 (c.34)
- 36Paragraph 36 Repealed
- The Education Reform Act 1988 (c.40)
- 37Paragraph 37
- The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c.41)
- 38Paragraph 38
- The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43)
- 39Paragraph 39
- The Health and Medicines Act 1988 (c.49)
- 40Paragraph 40
- The Housing Act 1988 (c.50)
- 41Paragraph 41 Repealed
- The Dock Work Act 1989 (c.13)
- 42Paragraph 42
- The Electricity Act 1989 (c.29)
- 43Paragraph 43
- The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c.42)
- 44Paragraph 44
- The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19)
- 45Paragraph 45
- The Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 (c.35)
- 46Paragraph 46
- The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c.43)
- 47Paragraph 47
- The Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 (c.28)
- 48Paragraph 48
- The Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c.45)
- 49Paragraph 49
- The Ports Act 1991 (c.52)
- 50Paragraph 50
- The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c.4)
- 51Paragraph 51
- The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c.13)
- 52Paragraph 52
- The Timeshare Act 1992 (c.35)
- 53Paragraph 53
- The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37)
- 54Paragraph 54
- The Museums and Galleries Act 1992 (c.44)
- 55Paragraph 55
- The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c.52)
- 56Paragraph 56
- The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992 (c.53)
- 57Paragraph 57
- The Social Security Act 1993 (c.3)
- 58Paragraph 58
- The Education Act 1993 (c.35)
- 59Paragraph 59 Repealed
- The Railways Act 1993 (c.43)
- 60Paragraph 60
- The Pension Schemes Act 1993 (c.48)
- 61Paragraph 61
- The Finance Act 1994 (c.9)
- 62Paragraph 62
- The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (c.19)
- 63Paragraph 63
- The Coal Industry Act 1994 (c.21)
- 64Paragraph 64
- The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33)
- 65Paragraph 65
- The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c.39)
- 66Paragraph 66
- The Jobseekers Act 1995 (c.18)
- 67Paragraph 67
- The Environment Act 1995 (c.25)
- 68Paragraph 68
- The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c.50)
- 69Paragraph 69
- General transitionals and savings
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Preservation of old transitionals and savings
- 6Paragraph 6
- Employment particulars for pre-6 April 2020 employees
- 7AParagraph 7A
- Request for employment particulars by pre-6 April 2020 employee or pre- TURERA employee
- 7BParagraph 7B
- Monetary limits in old cases
- 8Paragraph 8
- Shop workers and betting workers to whom old maternity provisions applied
- Validity of provisions deriving from certain regulations
- Unfair dismissal
- 11Paragraph 11
- Redundancy payments
- 12Paragraph 12
- Periods of employment
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- Part II: Transitory provisions
- Occupational pension scheme trustees
- Armed forces
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- Disability discrimination
- Schedule 3: Repeals and revocations
- IRepeals
- IIRevocations
- 1Notes:
- 2Paragraph 2