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The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/3323 · Made 12 December 1999 · Extends to United Kingdom

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Made 12th December 1999

Laid before Parliament 14th December 1999

Coming into force 15th January 2000

The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f1 in relation to measures relating to the information and consultation of employeesf2, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by that provision, hereby makes the following Regulations:—C1

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Modifications

C1

Regulations modified (N.I.) (5.12.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/350), regs. 1, 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 1(a)

Footnotes

f1

1972 c. 68.

f2

S.I. 1999/2788.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and extent
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Controlled and Controlling Undertaking
  5. 4Circumstances in which provisions of these Regulations apply
  6. 5The central management
  7. Part II: EMPLOYEE NUMBERS ...
  8. 6Calculation of numbers of employees
  9. 7Entitlement to information Repealed
  10. 8Complaint of failure to provide information Repealed
  11. 9Request to negotiate an agreement for a European Works Council or information and consultation procedure Repealed
  12. 10Dispute as to whether valid request made or whether obligation in regulation 9(1) applies Repealed
  13. Part III: SPECIAL NEGOTIATING BODY Repealed
  14. 11Functions of the special negotiating body Repealed
  15. 12Composition of the special negotiating body Repealed
  16. 13Ballot arrangements Repealed
  17. 14Conduct of ballot Repealed
  18. 15Consultative Committee Repealed
  19. Part IV: EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCIL AND INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURE
  20. 16Negotiation procedure Repealed
  21. 17Content and scope of a European Works Council agreement and information and consultation procedure
  22. 18Subsidiary requirements
  23. 18AInformation and consultation
  24. 19Cooperation
  25. 19AMeans required
  26. 19BRight to training for members of a European Works Council, etc
  27. 19CEuropean Works Council to inform, etc
  28. 19DComplaint of failure to inform
  29. 19ELinks between information and consultation of European Works Council and national employee representation bodies
  30. 19FAdaptation Repealed
  31. Part V: COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
  32. 20Failure to establish European Works Council or information and consultation procedure
  33. 21Disputes about operation of European Works Council or information and consultation procedure
  34. 21ADisputes about failures of management
  35. 22Penalties
  36. Part VI: CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
  37. 23Breach of statutory duty
  38. 24Withholding of information by central management
  39. Part VII: PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF A EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCIL, ETC.
  40. 25Right to time off for members of a European Works Council, etc.
  41. 26Right to remuneration for time off under regulation 25
  42. 27Right to time off: complaints to employment tribunals in Great Britain
  43. 27AExtension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings in Great Britain
  44. 27AARight to time off: complaints to industrial tribunals in Northern Ireland
  45. 27BExtension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings in Northern Ireland
  46. 28Unfair dismissal
  47. 29Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Great Britain
  48. 30Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Northern Ireland
  49. 31Detriment
  50. 32Detriment: enforcement and subsidiary provisions
  51. 33Conciliation
  52. Part VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  53. The Appeal Tribunal, Industrial Court, CAC, ACAS and the Labour Relations Agency
  54. 34Appeal Tribunal: jurisdiction
  55. 35Appeal Tribunal: proceedings
  56. 36Industrial Court: jurisdiction
  57. 37Industrial Court: proceedings
  58. 38CAC: proceedings
  59. 39ACAS and the Labour Relations Agency
  60. Restrictions on contracting out
  61. 40Restrictions on contracting out: general
  62. 41Restrictions on contracting out: Part VII
  63. Part IX: EXCEPTIONS
  64. 42Article 6 agreements
  65. 43Article 7 European Works Councils
  66. 44Article 3 agreements
  67. 45Article 13 agreements
  68. 45AAgreements signed or revised on or after 5th June 2009 and before 5th June 2011
  69. 46Merchant Navy
  70. 46ARegulation 46A
  71. 46BRegulation 46B
  72. Part X: TRANSITIONALS
  73. 47Transitionals: special negotiating body Repealed
  74. 48Transitionals: Article 7 European Works Councils
  75. Signature
  76. Schedule: SUBSIDIARY REQUIREMENTS
  77. 1Establishment of European Works Council
  78. 2Composition of the European Works Council
  79. 3Appointment or election of UK members of the European Works Council
  80. 4Ballot arrangements
  81. 5Conduct of ballot
  82. 6Competence of the European Works Council
  83. 7Information and consultation meetings
  84. 8Exceptional information and consultation meetings
  85. 8AUse of agency workers
  86. 9Procedures
  87. 10The continuing application of the subsidiary requirements Repealed
  88. Explanatory note