Article 140 Qualifying period of employment

Northern Ireland

(1)

Article 126 does not apply to the dismissal of an employee unless he has been continuously employed for a period of not less thanF1 one year ending with the effective date of termination.

(2)

If an employee is dismissed by reason of any such requirement or recommendation as is referred to in Article 96(2), paragraph (1) has effect in relation to that dismissal as if for the words one year there were substituted the words “one month”.

(3)

Paragraph (1) does not apply if—

Sub‐para. (a) rep. by 1999 NI 9

F2(aa)

paragraph (1) of Article 130B (read with paragraph (2) of that Article) applies,

(b)

paragraph (1) of Article 131 (read with any regulations made under that Article) applies,

(c)

paragraph (1) of Article 132 (read with paragraphs (2) and (3) of that Article) applies,

F3(cc)

Article 132A applies,

(d)

Article 133 applies,

(e)

Article 134 applies,

F4(ee)

Article 134A applies,

(f)

paragraph (1) of Article 135 (read with paragraphs (2) and (3) of that Article) applies,

F5(ff)

paragraph (1) of Article 135A (read with paragraph (2) of that Article) applies,

F6(F7fg)

paragraph (1) of Article 135B (read with paragraph (2) of that Article) applies,

F8(fh)

Article 135C applies;

F9(fi)

paragraph (1) of Article 135D (read with paragraph (2) of that Article) applies,

F10(fk)

paragraph (1) of Article 135F (read with paragraph (2) of that Article) applies,

(g)

Article 136 applies, or

(h)

Article 137 appliesF11. . .

F12(j)

Article 144A appliesF13. . .

F14(k)

paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 28 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulations) appliesF15. . .

(l)

paragraph (1) of regulation 7 of the Part‐time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 applies.F16. . .

(m)

paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 applies.F17. . .

(n)

paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 42 of the European Public Limited-Liability Company Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 applies.F18. . .

F19(o)

paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 30 of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation) applies.F20F21. . .

(p)

paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 31 of the European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 appliesF22, or

(p)

paragraph 5(3) or (5) of the Schedule to the Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (read with paragraph 5(6) of that Schedule) applies.F23 or

(q)

F24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F25(q)

regulation 46 or 47 of the Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 appliesF26, F27. . .

(r)

paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of regulation 29 of the European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (S.I.2009/2402) applies,F28 or

(s)

paragraph (1) of regulation 17 of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 applies.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: SR 1999/277
F2: 2004 NI 19
F3: SR 1998/386
F4: 1998 NI 17
F5: 1998 c. 39
F6: Art. 140(3)(fg) insertion continued (1.9.2002 for certain purposes, otherwise prosp.) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), s. 27, Sch. 1 para. 4(4); S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2
F7: 1999 c. 10
F8: 2003 NI 15
F9: Art. 140(3)(fi) inserted (30.6.2012) by Pensions (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 (c. 13), ss. 57(5), 118(1) (with s. 73); S.R. 2012/266, art. 2(b), Sch. Pt. 2
F10: Art. 140(3)(fk) inserted (6.4.2014) by The Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/88), regs. 1, 12(4)
F11: SI 1999/3323
F12: 1999 NI 9
F13: SR 2000/219
F14: SI 1999/2232
F15: SR 2002/298
F16: SR 2004/417
F17: SR 2005/47
F18: Word in art. 140(3)(n) omitted (6.4.2006) by virtue of Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/48), reg. 17, Sch. para. 6(3)(a)
F19: By Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2974), regs. 22(3), 48(2)(a), Sch. 2 para. 8 it is provided (15.12.2007) that in art. 140(3)(o) omit the word "or"
F20: Word in art. 140(3)(o) repealed (1.10.2006) by Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/261), regs. 1(1), 53, Sch. 7 para. 3(5)(a), Sch. 8(1) (with reg. 50)
F21: Art. 140(3)(p) and preceding word inserted (18.8.2006) by virtue of European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2059), regs. 2(2), 32(2)(b) (in their application in relation to Northern Ireland subject to the modifications in {Sch. 3 para. 11})
F22: Art. 140(3)(p) and preceding words inserted (6.4.2006) by Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/48), reg. 17, Sch. para. 6(3)(b)
F23: Art. 140(3)(q) and preceding word inserted (1.10.2006) by Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/261), regs. 1(1), 53(1), Sch. 7 para. 3(5)(b) (with reg. 50)
F24: Art. 140(3)(q) omitted (6.4.2011) by virtue of Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/168), reg. 3(5) (with regs. 4, 5, 7)
F25: Art. 140(3)(q) and preceding word inserted (15.12.2007) by virtue of Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2974), regs. 22(3), 48(2)(b), Sch. 2 para. 8
F26: Art. 140(3)(r) and preceding words inserted (1.10.2009) by European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2402), reg. 30(3) (with reg. 39)
F27: Word in art. 140(3) omitted (5.12.2011) by virtue of Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/350), Sch. 2 para. 15
F28: Art. 140(3)(s) and preceding word inserted (5.12.2011) by Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/350), Sch. 2 para. 15

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transfered SR 1999/481

Notes on Part XI

Modifications

C1: Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (6.4.2006) by Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246), regs. 2(3), 7, Sch. 1 paras. 4, 11 (with reg. 21(1), Sch. 1 para. 3)
C2: Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (18.8.2006) by European Cooperative Society (Involvement of Employees) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/2059), regs. 2, 31, Sch. 3 paras. 10, 22
C3: Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (1.10.2006) by Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/261), regs. 1(1), 51, Sch. 5 para. 13(5) (with reg. 50)
C4: Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (15.12.2007) by Companies (Cross-Border Mergers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2974), regs. 22(3), 46(1), Sch. 2 paras. 7, 20
C5: Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (1.10.2009) by European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2402), reg. 29 (with reg. 39)
C6: Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (5.12.2011) by Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/350), reg. 17
C7: Pt. 11 modified (6.4.2022) by The Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/166), regs. 1, 13(1)
C8: Pt. 11 modified (3.10.2022) by The Parental Bereavement Leave (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/237), regs. 1, 13(1) (with regs. 16-21)
C9: Pt. 11 modified (2.4.2023) by The Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/55), regs. 1, 13(1) (with regs. 16-21)
C10: Pt. XI modified (29.9.2023) by The Parental Bereavement Leave (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/156), regs. 1, 13(1) (with regs. 16-21)