The Redundancy Payments (National Health Service) (Modification) Order 1993

1.  Section 81 of the 1978 Act shall have effect as if:—

(a) in subsection (1) for the words “as been continuously employed for the requisite period” there were substituted the words “as been employed in relevant health service for the requisite period” and for the words “Schedules 4, 13 and 14” there were substituted the words “Schedule 4, as modified by the Redundancy Payments (National Health Service) (Modification) Order 1993, and Schedules 13 and 14”;

(b) after subsection (4) there were inserted the following subsection:—

“(5) In this section and Schedule 4—

(a) “relevant health service” means—

(i) continuous employment by an employer referred to in the Appendix to Schedule 2 to the Redundancy Payments (National Health Service) (Modification) Order 1993, or

(ii) where immediately before the relevant event a person has been successively employed by two or more employers referred to in the Appendix to Schedule 2 to the said Order,such aggregate period of service with such employers as would be continuous employment if they were a single employer;

(b) “relevant event” means any event occurring on or after the coming into force of the Redundancy Payments (National Health Service) (Modification) Order 1993 on the happening of which an employee may become entitled to a redundancy payment in accordance with this Act.”.