The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

13.—(1) For the purposes of paragraphs 9 to 12, a sum is payable by the debtor to a person by way of remuneration in respect of any period if— N.I.

(a) it is paid as wages or salary (whether payable for time or for piece work or earned wholly or partly by way of commission) in respect of services rendered to the debtor in that period, or

(b) it is an amount falling within sub‐paragraph (2) and is payable by the debtor in respect of that period.

[F1 (2) An amount falls within this sub‐paragraph if it is—

(a) a guarantee payment under Part V of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (employee without work to do);

(b) any payment for time off under Article 81 (time off to look for work or arrange training), Article 84 (time off for ante‐natal care) or Article 93 (time off for carrying out trade union duties etc.) of that Order;

(c) remuneration on suspension on medical grounds, or on maternity grounds, under Part VIII of that Order; or

(d) remuneration under a protective award made under Article 217 of that Order (redundancy dismissal with compensation).]

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