Defence Reform Act 2014, Section 48 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 108 (unfair dismissal: qualifying period of employment), at the end insert—
“(5)Subsection (1) does not apply if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal is, or is connected with, the employee's membership of a reserve force (as defined in section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006).”
(3)In section 192(2)(e) (armed forces), after “104C” insert “ , 108(5) ”.
(4)The amendment made by subsection (2) applies only where, in relation to the employee, the effective date of termination (as defined in section 97 of the Employment Rights Act 1996) falls on or after the day on which this section comes into force.
Commencement Information
I1S. 48 in force at 1.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2370, art. 4(d)
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