{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/redundancy-payments-exemption-order-1980/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/redundancy-payments-exemption-order-1980/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1980/1052",
  "legislation_title": "The Redundancy Payments (Exemption) Order 1980",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/redundancy-payments-exemption-order-1980",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT\nMade 23rd July 1980\nLaid before Parliament 1st August 1980\nComing into Operation 29th August 1980\nWHEREAS the parties to the agreement dated the 18th day of April 1980 set out in the Schedule to this Order made application to the Secretary of State pursuant to section 96(1) of the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (hereafter referred to as “the Act”) on the 18th day of April 1980:\nAND whereas the agreement is between the following parties:—\n(a) Lancashire County Council;\n(b) The Governors of Newman College;\n(c) The Governors of Longridge St. Cecilia's R.C. High School;\n(d) The Governors of Fulwood St. Cuthbert Mayne R.C. High School;\n(e) The Governors of Preston St. John Fisher R.C. High School;\n(f) The Governors of Preston St. Thomas More R.C. High School;\n(g) The Governors of Penwortham All Hallows R.C. High School;\n(h) The Governors of Chorley Holy Cross R.C. High School;\n(i) The Lancashire Division of the National Union of Teachers;\n(j) The National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers;\n(k) The Assistant Masters and Mistresses Association.\nAND whereas the parties to the agreement are employers and trade unions representing employees:\nAND whereas, under the said agreement employees of the employers who are party to the agreement have a right in certain circumstances to payments on the termination of their contracts of employment:\nAND whereas, in pursuance of section 96(1) and (2) of the Act the Secretary of State, having regard to the provisions of the agreement, is satisfied that section 81 of the Act should not apply to the said employees:\nNOW, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of his powers under section 96(1) of the Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:—",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1980/1052/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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