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The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

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The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Section 215 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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215.—(1) In this Part—

  • “counter-notice” shall be construed in accordance with Article 184(a),

  • “dismissal” and “dismissed” shall be construed in accordance with Articles 171 to 173,

  • “employer's payment” has the meaning given by Article 201,

  • “notice of intention to claim” shall be construed in accordance with Article 183(1),

  • “obligatory period of notice” has the meaning given by Article 171(4), and

  • “trial period” shall be construed in accordance with Article 173(3).

(2) In this Part—

(a)references to an employee being laid off or being eligible for a redundancy payment by reason of being laid off, and

(b)references to an employee being kept on short-time or being eligible for a redundancy payment by reason of being kept on short-time,

shall be construed in accordance with Articles 182 and 183.

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