Employment Act 1980

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Trade union ballots and Codes of Practice

    1. 1. Payments in respect of secret ballots.

    2. 2. Secret ballots on employer’s premises.

    3. 3. Issue by Secretary of State of Codes of Practice.

  3. Exclusion from trade union membership

    1. 4. Unreasonable exclusion or expulsion from trade union.

    2. 5. Compensation.

  4. Unfair dismissal

    1. 6. Determination of unfair dismissal

    2. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 8. Exclusion of rights.

    4. 9. Basic award.

    5. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Maternity

    1. 11. Notices to the employer.

    2. 12. Right to return.

    3. 13. Time off for ante-natal care.

  6. Other rights of employees

    1. 14. Guarantee payments.

    2. 15. Action short of dismissal relating to trade union membership and activities.

  7. Restrictions on legal liability

    1. 16. Picketing.

    2. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  8. Miscellaneous and general

    1. 19. Enactments ceasing to have effect.

    2. 20. Interpretation, minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

    3. 21. Short title, commencement and extent.

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. The Post Office Act 1969.

        1. 1.In section 81(1) of the Post Office Act 1969 (exclusion...

      2. The Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974

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        2. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. The Employment Protection Act 1975

        1. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        2. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        3. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        4. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978

        1. 8.In section 15(5) of the 1978 Act, for the words...

        2. 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        4. 11.In section 56 of the 1978 Act, after the word...

        5. 12.. . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 13.In section 66 of the 1978 Act (revocation of exclusion...

        7. 14.. . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 15.. . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 16.In section 128(4) of the 1978 Act, after the word...

        10. 17.In section 133(1) of the 1978 Act, in paragraph (a)...

        11. 18.In section 134 of the 1978 Act, for subsection (3)...

        12. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        13. 20.In section 140 of the 1978 Act (restrictions on contracting...

        14. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        15. 22.In section 154 of the 1978 Act (orders, rules and...

        16. 23.In the subsection set out in paragraph 2(1) of Schedule...

        17. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        18. 25.In paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the 1978 Act,...

        19. 26.In paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 9 to the 1978 Act,...

        20. 27.In paragraph 7 of Schedule 9 to the 1978 Act,...

        21. 28.In paragraph 18 of Schedule 11 to the 1978 Act,...

        22. 29.After paragraph 21 of Schedule 11 to the 1978 Act...

        23. 30.In paragraph 23(1) of Schedule 11 of the 1978 Act,...

        24. 31.In paragraph 10 of Schedule 13 to the 1978 Act,...

        25. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

        26. 33.In paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 14 to the 1978 Act,...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repeals