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Article 85ZI Agency workers: supplementaryF1

(1)

Without prejudice to any other duties of the hirer or temporary work agency under any statutory provision or rule of law, Articles 85ZG and 85ZH do not apply where the agency worker—

(a)

has not completed the qualifying period, or

(b)

pursuant to regulation 8(a) or (b) of the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011, is no longer entitled to the rights conferred by regulation 5 of those Regulations.

(2)

Nothing in Articles 85ZG and 85ZH imposes a duty on the hirer or temporary work agency beyond the original intended duration, or likely duration, of the assignment, whichever is the longer.

(3)

Articles 85ZG and 85ZH do not apply where Articles 85ZE and 85ZF apply.

(4)

In this Article and Articles 85ZG and 85ZH the following have the same meaning as in the Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (see regulations 2(2), 3, 4 and 7 of the regulations)—

  • “agency worker”,

  • “assignment”,

  • “hirer”,

  • “qualifying period”,

  • “temporary work agency”.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Arts. 85ZE-85ZI and cross-headings inserted (15.3.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), ss. 15(2), 23(1); S.R. 2015/86, art. 3(1)(l)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

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functions transfered SR 1999/481