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The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 in England

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  9. 7Entitlement to information Repealed
  10. 8Complaint of failure to provide information Repealed
  11. 9Request to negotiate an agreement for a European Works Council or information and consultation procedure Repealed
  12. 10Dispute as to whether valid request made or whether obligation in regulation 9(1) applies Repealed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 Part III: SPECIAL NEGOTIATING BODY Repealed
  14. 11Functions of the special negotiating body Repealed
  15. 12Composition of the special negotiating body Repealed
  16. 13Ballot arrangements Repealed
  17. 14Conduct of ballot Repealed
  18. 15Consultative Committee Repealed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  20. 16Negotiation procedure Repealed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. 27BExtension of time limit to facilitate conciliation before institution of proceedings in Northern Ireland
  45. 28Unfair dismissal
  46. 29Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Great Britain
  47. 30Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Northern Ireland
  48. 31Detriment
  49. 32Detriment: enforcement and subsidiary provisions
  50. 33Conciliation
  51. Part VIII: MISCELLANEOUS
  52. The Appeal Tribunal, Industrial Court, CAC, ACAS and the Labour Relations Agency
  53. 34Appeal Tribunal: jurisdiction
  54. 35Appeal Tribunal: proceedings
  55. 36Industrial Court: jurisdiction
  56. 37Industrial Court: proceedings
  57. 38CAC: proceedings
  58. 39ACAS and the Labour Relations Agency
  59. Restrictions on contracting out
  60. 40Restrictions on contracting out: general
  61. 41Restrictions on contracting out: Part VII
  62. Part IX: EXCEPTIONS
  63. 42Article 6 agreements
  64. 43Article 7 European Works Councils
  65. 44Article 3 agreements
  66. 45Article 13 agreements
  67. 45AAgreements signed or revised on or after 5th June 2009 and before 5th June 2011
  68. 46Merchant Navy
  69. 46ARegulation 46A
  70. 46BRegulation 46B
  71. Part X: TRANSITIONALS
  72. 47Transitionals: special negotiating body Repealed
  73. 48Transitionals: Article 7 European Works Councils
  74. Signature
  75. Schedule: SUBSIDIARY REQUIREMENTS
  76. 1Establishment of European Works Council
  77. 2Composition of the European Works Council
  78. 3Appointment or election of UK members of the European Works Council
  79. 4Ballot arrangements
  80. 5Conduct of ballot
  81. 6Competence of the European Works Council
  82. 7Information and consultation meetings
  83. 8Exceptional information and consultation meetings
  84. 8AUse of agency workers
  85. 9Procedures
  86. 10The continuing application of the subsidiary requirements Repealed
  87. Explanatory note