# The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 134: Employee representatives


(1) An employee who is dismissed shall be regarded for the purposes of this Part as unfairly dismissed if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal is that the employee, being—
(a) an employee representative for the purposes of Part XIII of this Order orregulations 9, 13 and 15 of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006or regulations 9, 13 and 15 of the Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, or
(b) a candidate in an election in which any person elected will, on being elected, be such an employee representative,
performed (or proposed to perform) any functions or activities as such an employee representative or candidate.
(2) An employee who is dismissed shall be reguarded for the purposes of this Part as unfairly dismissed if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal is that the employee took part in an election of employee representatives for the purposes of Part XIII of this Order or regulations 9, 13 and 15 of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006or regulations 9, 13 and 15 of the Service Provision Change (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1919/article/134 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-134
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