The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and extent

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Controlled and Controlling Undertaking

   4. 4. Circumstances in which provisions of these Regulations apply

   5. 5. The central management

3. PART II EMPLOYEE NUMBERS & REQUEST TO NEGOTIATE ESTABLISHMENT OF A EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCIL OR INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION PRO CEDURE

   1. 6. Calculation of numbers of employees

   2. 7. Entitlement to information

   3. 8. Complaint of failure to provide information

   4. 9. Request to negotiate an agreement for a European Works Council or information and consultation procedure

   5. 10. Dispute as to whether valid request made or whether obligation in regulation 9(1) applies

4. PART III SPECIAL NEGOTIATING BODY

   1. 11. Functions of the special negotiating body

   2. 12. Composition of the special negotiating body

   3. 13. Ballot arrangements

   4. 14. Conduct of ballot

   5. 15. Consultative Committee

5. PART IV EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCIL AND INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION PROCEDURE

   1. 16. Negotiation procedure

   2. 17. Content and scope of a European Works Council agreement and information and consultation procedure

   3. 18. Subsidiary requirements

   4. 19. Cooperation

6. PART V COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

   1. 20. Failure to establish European Works Council or information and consultation procedure

   2. 21. Disputes about operation of European Works Council or information and consultation procedure

   3. 22. Penalties

7. PART VI CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

   1. 23. Breach of statutory duty

   2. 24. Withholding of information by central management

8. PART VII PROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF A EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCIL, ETC.

   1. 25. Right to time off for members of a European Works Council, etc.

   2. 26. Right to remuneration for time off under regulation 25

   3. 27. Right to time off: complaints to tribunals

   4. 28. Unfair dismissal

   5. 29. Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Great Britain

   6. 30. Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Northern Ireland

   7. 31. Detriment

   8. 32. Detriment: enforcement and subsidiary provisions

   9. 33. Conciliation

9. PART VIII MISCELLANEOUS

   1. The Appeal Tribunal, Industrial Court, CAC, ACAS and the Labour Relations Agency

      1. 34. Appeal Tribunal: jurisdiction

      2. 35. Appeal Tribunal: proceedings

      3. 36. Industrial Court: jurisdiction

      4. 37. Industrial Court: proceedings

      5. 38. CAC: proceedings

      6. 39. ACAS and the Labour Relations Agency

   2. Restrictions on contracting out

      1. 40. Restrictions on contracting out: general

      2. 41. Restrictions on contracting out: Part VII

10. PART IX EXCEPTIONS

    1. 42. Article 6 agreements

    2. 43. Article 7 European Works Councils

    3. 44. Article 3 agreements

    4. 45. Article 13 agreements

    5. 46. Merchant Navy

11. PART X TRANSITIONALS

    1. 47. Transitionals: special negotiating body

    2. 48. Transitionals: Article 7 European Works Councils

12. Signature

13. 1. SCHEDULE

       SUBSIDIARY REQUIREMENTS

       1. 1. Establishment of European Works Council

       2. 2. Composition of the European Works Council

       3. 3. Appointment or election of UK members of the European Works Council

       4. 4. Ballot arrangements

       5. 5. Conduct of ballot

       6. 6. Competence of the European Works Council

       7. 7. Information and consultation meetings

       8. 8. Exceptional information and consultation meetings

       9. 9. Procedures

       10. 10. The continuing application of the subsidiary requirements

14. Explanatory Note