# The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 85ZR: Agency workers: supplementary


(1) Without prejudice to any other duties of the hirer or temporary work agency under any statutory provision or rule of law, Articles 85ZN to 85ZQ 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 85ZN to 85ZQ 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 85ZN to 85ZQ do not apply where Articles 85ZJ to 85ZM apply.
(4) In this Article and Articles 85ZN to 85ZQ 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”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/1919/article/85ZR (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-rights-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-85ZR
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