Explanatory note

These Regulations modify the application of provisions of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (“the 1996 Order”) to compensation awarded, or a compensatory award made, in cases where an employee has been dismissed, or selected for dismissal on the grounds of redundancy, because he made a protected disclosure.

Regulation 3 removes the monetary limit, which Article 158(1) of the 1996 Order imposes on the amount of compensation which may be awarded and on the amount of a compensatory award. It also provides for the payment of a higher additional award under Article 151(3) of the 1996 Order.