F174 Redundancy and dismissal.E+W+S
(1)Regulations under section 71 or 73 may make provision about redundancy during an ordinary or additional maternity leave period.
(2)Regulations under section 71 or 73 may make provision about dismissal (other than by reason of redundancy) during an ordinary or additional maternity leave period.
(3)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1) or (2) may include—
(a)provision requiring an employer to offer alternative employment;
(b)provision for the consequences of failure to comply with the regulations (which may include provision for a dismissal to be treated as unfair for the purposes of Part X).
(4)Regulations under section 73 may make provision—
(a)for section 73(4)(c) not to apply in specified cases, and
(b)about dismissal at the conclusion of an additional maternity leave period.
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. VIII (ss. 71-80) substituted for Pt. VIII (ss. 71-85) (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 7, Sch. 4 Pt. I; S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (with Sch. 3 para. 10)