Employment Act 1990
1990 c. 38
An Act to make it unlawful to refuse employment, or any service of an employment agency, on grounds related to trade union membership; to amend the law relating to industrial action and ballots; to make further provision with respect to the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members; to confer a power to revise or revoke Codes of Practice; to provide for the merger of the Redundancy Fund with the National Insurance Fund; to amend the Education (Work Experience) Act 1973; and for connected purposes.
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Access to employment
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Industrial action and ballots
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The Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members
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Miscellaneous
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13 Merger of Redundancy Fund with National Insurance Fund, &c.
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References to the Redundancy Fund in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978) shall be construed as references to the National Insurance Fund.
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General
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There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.
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17 Northern Ireland.
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18 Short title and commencement.
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This Act may be cited as the Employment Act 1990.
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The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed for different provisions.
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An order bringing into force any provision may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.
SCHEDULES
F38SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 1 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)
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Introduction
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Restriction of proceedings
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Time limit
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Conciliation
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Remedies
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Complaint against employer and employment agency
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Awards against third parties
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Appeal from decision of tribunal
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F37Part II
Sch. 1 Pt. II (paras. 9-18) repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)
Introduction
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Restriction on contracting out
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Crown employment and House of Commons and House of Lords staff
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Police service
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Employment outside Great Britain
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Mariners
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Offshore employment
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Crown application of provisions relating to employment agencies
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SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c.44)
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Trade Union Act 1984 (c.49)
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Employment Act 1988 (c.19)
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F43SCHEDULE 3
Sch. 3 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 18