# The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 170: The right


(1) An employer shall pay a redundancy payment to any employee of his if the employee—
(a) is dismissed by the employer by reason of redundancy, or
(b) is eligible for a redundancy payment by reason of being laid off or kept on short-time.
(2) Paragraph (1) has effect subject to the following provisions of this Part (including, in particular, Articles 175 to 179, 184 to 187, 190 to 196 and 199).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1919/article/170 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-170
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