PART 3TIME OFF WORK: ANTE-NATAL CARE, ADOPTION APPOINTMENTS

I116Time off work for ante-natal care: increased amount of award

1

The Employment Rights Order is amended as follows.

2

In Article 85 (complaints to industrial tribunals where time off work for ante-natal care refused to employee), in paragraph (4) (amount of award for unreasonable refusal), for “an amount equal to” substitute “ an amount that is twice the amount of ”.

3

In Article 85ZC (complaints to industrial tribunals where time off work for ante-natal care refused to agency worker), in paragraph (5) (amount of award for unreasonable refusal), for “an amount equal to” substitute “ an amount that is twice the amount of ”.