Amendment of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations

2.  In regulation 12(1) of the Statutory Maternity Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987(1) (continuous employment and unfair dismissal) –

(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (b) the word “or” shall be omitted; and

(b)after sub-paragraph (c) there shall be added –

“or

(d)of a decision arising out of the use of a statutory dispute resolution procedure contained in Schedule 1 to the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003(2) in a case where, in accordance with the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (Dispute Resolution) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(3), such a procedure applies.”.

(1)

S.R. 1987 No. 30, to which there are amendments not relevant to these regulations