# The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 146: The remedies: orders and compensation

Extent: N.I.

(1) This Article applies where, on a complaint under Article 145, an industrial tribunal finds that the grounds of the complaint are well-founded.
(2) The tribunal shall—
(a) explain to the complainant what orders may be made under Article 147 and in what circumstances they may be made, and
(b) ask him whether he wishes the tribunal to make such an order.
(3) If the complainant expresses such a wish, the tribunal may make an order under Article 147.
(4) If no order is made under Article 147, the tribunal shall make an award of compensation for unfair dismissal (calculated in accordance with Articles 152 to 161). . . to be paid by the employer to the employee.
(5) Where—
(a) an employee is regarded as unfairly dismissed by virtue of Article . . . 130A(1) (whether or not his dismissal is unfair or regarded as unfair for any other reason), and
(b) an order is made in respect of the employee under Article 147,
the industrial tribunal shall, subject to paragraph (6), also make an award of four weeks' pay to be paid by the employer to the employee.
(6) An industrial tribunal shall not be required to make an award under paragraph (5) if it considers that such an award would result in injustice to the employer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1919/article/146 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-146
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