- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
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(1)This section applies where a period of continuous employment has to be determined in relation to an employee for the purposes of the application of section 155 or 162(1).
(2)The continuity of a period of employment is broken where—
(a)a redundancy payment has previously been paid to the employee (whether in respect of dismissal or in respect of lay-off or short-time), and
(b)the contract of employment under which the employee was employed was renewed (whether by the same or another employer) or the employee was re-engaged under a new contract of employment (whether by the same or another employer).
(3)The continuity of a period of employment is also broken where—
(a)a payment has been made to the employee (whether in respect of the termination of his employment or lay-off or short-time) in accordance with a scheme under section 1 of the M1Superannuation Act 1972 or arrangements falling within section 177(3), and
(b)he commenced new, or renewed, employment.
(4)The date on which the person’s continuity of employment is broken by virtue of this section—
(a)if the employment was under a contract of employment, is the date which was the relevant date in relation to the payment mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a), and
(b)if the employment was otherwise than under a contract of employment, is the date which would have been the relevant date in relation to the payment mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (3)(a) had the employment been under a contract of employment.
(5)For the purposes of this section a redundancy payment shall be treated as having been paid if—
(a)the whole of the payment has been paid to the employee by the employer,
(b)a tribunal has determined liability and found that the employer must pay part (but not all) of the redundancy payment and the employer has paid that part, or
(c)the Secretary of State has paid a sum to the employee in respect of the redundancy payment under section 167.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 214 excluded (13.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/3147, reg. 4
C2Ss. 210-219 applied (E.W.) (1.4.2020) by The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/347), arts. 1, 2(3)
C3Ss. 210-219 applied (22.4.2022) by The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/417), arts. 1(2), 2(3)
C4Ss. 210-219 applied (E.W.) (6.8.2022 with effect from 1.4.2022) by The Agricultural Wages (No. 2) (Wales) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/794), arts. 1, 2(3)
C5Ss. 210-219 applied (1.4.2023) by The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/260), arts. 1, 2(3)
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