Employment Rights Act 1996

181 Interpretation.E+W+S

(1)In this Part—

  • counter-notice” shall be construed in accordance with section 149(a),

  • dismissal” and “dismissed” shall be construed in accordance with sections 136 to 138,

  • employer’s payment” has the meaning given by section 166,

  • notice of intention to claim” shall be construed in accordance with section 148(1),

  • obligatory period of notice” has the meaning given by section 136(4), and

  • trial period” shall be construed in accordance with section 138(3).

(2)In this Part—

(a)references to an employee being laid off or being eligible for a redundancy payment by reason of being laid off, and

(b)references to an employee being kept on short-time or being eligible for a redundancy payment by reason of being kept on short-time,

shall be construed in accordance with sections 147 and 148.