2012 No. 301

Employment

The Labour Relations Agency Arbitration Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made

Coming into operation

Whereas:

1

Under Article 84A(1) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 19921 (“the 1992 Order”) the Labour Relations Agency (“the Agency”) may prepare a scheme providing for arbitration in the case of disputes involving proceedings, or claims which could be the subject of proceedings, before an industrial tribunal under, or arising out of a contravention or alleged contravention of—

a

Article 112G(1) or Article 112H(1)(b) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 19962 (flexible working);

b

Part XI of that Order (unfair dismissal);

c

any statutory provision specified in an order made by the Department for Employment and Learning3 (“the Department”);

2

The Department has made the Labour Relations Agency Arbitration Scheme (Jurisdiction) Order (Northern Ireland) 20124 specifying certain statutory provisions;

3

Under Article 89(1) of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 19985 (“the 1998 Order”) the Agency may prepare a scheme providing for arbitration in the case of disputes involving proceedings, or claims which could be the subject of proceedings, before the Fair Employment Tribunal for Northern Ireland;

4

In pursuance of Article 84A(1) of the 1992 Order and Article 89(1) of the 1998 Order, the Agency has prepared an arbitration scheme for cases referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3);

5

In pursuance of Article 84A(2) of the 1992 Order and Article 89(2) of the 1998 Order, the Agency has submitted a draft of the scheme to the Department which has approved the scheme:

Now, therefore, the Department, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 84A(2), (6), (7) and (8) of the 1992 Order and Article 89(2) and (6) of the 1998 Order, and now vested in it6, makes the following Order: