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(1)An employer shall permit an employee of his who is a justice of the peace to take time off during the employee’s working hours for the purpose of performing any of the duties of his office.
(2)An employer shall permit an employee of his who is a member of—
(a)a local authority,
(b)a statutory tribunal,
[F1(c)a police authority established under section 3 of the Police Act 1996 or the Metropolitan Police Authority,]
(ca)F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)[F3an independent monitoring board for a prison] or a prison visiting committee,
(e)a relevant health body,
(f)a relevant education body, F4. . .
(g)the Environment Agency or the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, [F5or]
[F6(h) Scottish Water F7 . . . , ]
to take time off during the employee’s working hours for the purposes specified in subsection (3).
(3)The purposes referred to in subsection (2) are—
(a)attendance at a meeting of the body or any of its committees or sub-committees, and
(b)the doing of any other thing approved by the body, or anything of a class so approved, for the purpose of the discharge of the functions of the body or of any of its committees or sub-committees.[F8 and
(c)in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements—
(i)attendance at a meeting of the executive of that local authority or committee of that executive; and
(ii)the doing of any other thing, by an individual member of that executive, for the purposes of the discharge of any function which is to any extent the responsibility of that executive.]
(4)The amount of time off which an employee is to be permitted to take under this section, and the occasions on which and any conditions subject to which time off may be so taken, are those that are reasonable in all the circumstances having regard, in particular, to—
(a)how much time off is required for the performance of the duties of the office or as a member of the body in question, and how much time off is required for the performance of the particular duty,
(b)how much time off the employee has already been permitted under this section or sections 168 and 170 of the M1Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (time off for trade union duties and activities), and
(c)the circumstances of the employer’s business and the effect of the employee’s absence on the running of that business.
(5)In subsection (2)(a) “a local authority” means—
(a)a local authority within the meaning of the M2Local Government Act 1972,
(b)a council constituted under section 2 of the M3Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,
(c)the Common Council of the City of London,
(d)a National Park authority, or
(e)the Broads Authority.
(6)F9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(7)In subsection (2)(d)—
(a)[F10 “independent monitoring board” means a board] appointed under section 6(2) of the M4Prison Act 1952, and
(b)“a prison visiting committee” means a visiting committee appointed under section 19(3) of the M5Prisons (Scotland) Act 1989 or constituted by virtue of rules made under section 39 (as read with section 8(1)) of that Act.
(8)In subsection (2)(e) “a relevant health body” means—
(a)a National Health Service trust established under [F11section 25 of the National Health Service Act 2006, section 18 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] or the M6National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978,
[F12(ab) an NHS foundation trust, ]
(b)a [F13Strategic Health Authority established under section 13 of the National Health Service Act 2006, a][F14Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006]F15. . . [F16, a Special Health Authority established under [F17section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006] or a Primary Care Trust established under [F18section 18 of the National Health Service Act 2006]], or
(c)a Health Board constituted under section 2 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
(9)In subsection (2)(f) “a relevant education body” means—
(a)a managing or governing body of an educational establishment maintained by a [F19local authority (as defined in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996)],
[F20(b)a further education corporation, sixth form college corporation or higher education corporation,]
(c)a school council appointed under section 125(1) of the M7Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973,
[F21(d) a parent council within the meaning of section 5(2) of the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 M8 , ]
[F22(e) a board of management of a self-governing school within the meaning of section 135(1) of the M9 Education (Scotland) Act 1980, ]
(f)a board of management of a college of further education within the meaning of section 36(1) of the M10Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992,
(g)a governing body of a central institution within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, F23. . .
(h)a governing body of a designated institution within the meaning of Part II of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992.
(j)the General Teaching Council for Wales.]
[F26(9A)In subsection (3)(c) of this section “executive” and “executive arrangements” have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000.]
[F27(9B) In subsection (9)(b) “ further education corporation ”, “ sixth form college corporation ” and “ higher education corporation ” have the same meanings as in the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. ]
(10)The Secretary of State may by order—
(a)modify the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) and (5) to (9) by adding any office or body, removing any office or body or altering the description of any office or body, or
(b)modify the provisions of subsection (3).
(11)For the purposes of this section the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with his contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 50(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 14 para. 31; S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(p)
F2S. 50(2)(ca) repealed (1.4.2006) by Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15), ss. 59, 174, 178, Sch. 4 para. 86, Sch. 17; S.I. 2006/378, art. 4(1), Sch. (subject to art. 4(2)-(7))
F3Words in s. 50(2)(d) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), ss. 39, 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 8(a); S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(p)(r)
F4Word at end of s. 50(2)(f) omitted (14.8.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/1737, art. 2(a)
F5S. 50(2)(h) and the word "or" immediately preceding it added (14.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1737, art. 2(b)(c)
F6S. 50(2)(h) substituted (14.7.2004) by The Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1822), art. 2, Sch. para. 18
F7Words in s. 50(2)(h) omitted (28.10.2011) by virtue of The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Modifications of Enactments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2581), art. 2, Sch. 3 para. 2
F8S. 50(3)(c) and preceding word inserted (E.) (11.7.2001) and (W.) (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/2237, art. 30(a) and S.I. 2002/808, art. 29(a)
F9S. 50(6) repealed (1.4.2007) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 52, 53, Sch. 15 Pt. 1(B); S.I. 2007/709, art. 3(s)(i)
F10Words in s. 50(7)(a) substituted (1.11.2007) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), ss. 39, 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 8(b); S.I. 2007/3001, art. 2(1)(p)(r)
F11Words in s. 50(8)(a) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 179(a) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F12S. 50(8)(ab) inserted (1.4.2004 for E.W.) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), ss. 34, 199(1)(4), Sch. 4 para. 100; S.I. 2004/759, art. 2 (as amended by S.I. 2006/836 and S.I. 2007/1102)
F13Words in s. 50(8)(b) originally substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 179(b)(i) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F14Words in s. 50(8)(b) substituted (1.4.2007) by virtue of The References to Health Authorities Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/961), art. 3, Sch. para. 27(3)
F15Words in s. 50(8)(b) omitted (1.3.2007) by virtue of National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 179(b)(ii) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F16Words in s. 50(8)(b) substituted (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3, Sch. 1 para. 30(2) (with s. 2(5)
F17Words in s. 50(8)(b) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 179(b)(iii) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F18Words in s. 50(8)(b) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), ss. 2, 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 179(b)(iv) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F19Words in s. 50(9)(a) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 41(2)
F20S. 50(9)(b) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 96(a)
F21S. 50(9)(d) substituted (1.8.2007) by The Time Off for Public Duties (Parent Councils) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1837), art. 2
F22S. 50(9)(e) repealed (S.) (31.12.2004) by 2000 asp 6, ss. 60(2), 61, Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2004/528, art. 2(b)
F23Word in s. 50(9) after para. (g) omitted (5.10.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2463, art. 2(2)
F24S. 50(9)(i)(j) inserted (5.10.2000) by S.I. 2000/2463, 2(3)
F25S. 50(9)(i) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 2 para. 24; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2
F26S. 50(9A) inserted (E.) (11.7.2001) and (W.) (1.4.2002) by S.I. 2001/2237, art. 30(b) and S.I. 2002/808, art. 29(b)
F27S. 50(9B) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 96(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 50(3) applied (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/633, art. J12(2)
C2S. 50(4) excluded (1.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/633, art. J12(1)
Marginal Citations
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an [F28employment tribunal] that his employer has failed to permit him to take time off as required by section 50.
(2)An [F28employment tribunal] shall not consider a complaint under this section that an employer has failed to permit an employee to take time off unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date on which the failure occurred, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F29(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).]
(3)Where an [F28employment tribunal] finds a complaint under this section well-founded, the tribunal—
(a)shall make a declaration to that effect, and
(b)may make an award of compensation to be paid by the employer to the employee.
(4)The amount of the compensation shall be such as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances having regard to—
(a)the employer’s default in failing to permit time off to be taken by the employee, and
(b)any loss sustained by the employee which is attributable to the matters to which the complaint relates.
Textual Amendments
F28Words in s. 51(1)-(3) and sidenote to s. 51 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a)(b) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F29S. 51(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 35
(1)An employee who is given notice of dismissal by reason of redundancy is entitled to be permitted by his employer to take reasonable time off during the employee’s working hours before the end of his notice in order to—
(a)look for new employment, or
(b)make arrangements for training for future employment.
(2)An employee is not entitled to take time off under this section unless, on whichever is the later of—
(a)the date on which the notice is due to expire, and
(b)the date on which it would expire were it the notice required to be given by section 86(1),
he will have been (or would have been) continuously employed for a period of two years or more.
(3)For the purposes of this section the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with his contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.
(1)An employee who is permitted to take time off under section 52 is entitled to be paid remuneration by his employer for the period of absence at the appropriate hourly rate.
(2)The appropriate hourly rate, in relation to an employee, is the amount of one week’s pay divided by the number of normal working hours in a week for that employee when employed under the contract of employment in force on the day when the notice of dismissal was given.
(3)But where the number of normal working hours differs from week to week or over a longer period, the amount of one week’s pay shall be divided instead by the average number of normal working hours calculated by dividing by twelve the total number of the employee’s normal working hours during the period of twelve weeks ending with the last complete week before the day on which the notice was given.
(4)If an employer unreasonably refuses to permit an employee to take time off from work as required by section 52, the employee is entitled to be paid an amount equal to the remuneration to which he would have been entitled under subsection (1) if he had been permitted to take the time off.
(5)The amount of an employer’s liability to pay remuneration under subsection (1) shall not exceed, in respect of the notice period of any employee, forty per cent. of a week’s pay of that employee.
(6)A right to any amount under subsection (1) or (4) does not affect any right of an employee in relation to remuneration under his contract of employment (“contractual remuneration”).
(7)Any contractual remuneration paid to an employee in respect of a period of time off under section 52 goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of that period; and, conversely, any payment of remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of a period goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay contractual remuneration in respect of that period.
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an [F30employment tribunal] that his employer—
(a)has unreasonably refused to permit him to take time off as required by section 52, or
(b)has failed to pay the whole or any part of any amount to which the employee is entitled under section 53(1) or (4).
(2)An [F30employment tribunal] shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date on which it is alleged that the time off should have been permitted, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F31(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).]
(3)Where an [F30employment tribunal] finds a complaint under this section well-founded, the tribunal shall—
(a)make a declaration to that effect, and
(b)order the employer to pay to the employee the amount which it finds due to him.
(4)The amount which may be ordered by a tribunal to be paid by an employer under subsection (3) (or, where the employer is liable to pay remuneration under section 53, the aggregate of that amount and the amount of that liability) shall not exceed, in respect of the notice period of any employee, forty per cent. of a week’s pay of that employee.
Textual Amendments
F30Words in s. 54(1)-(3) and sidenote to s. 54 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a)(b) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F31S. 54(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 36
(1)An employee who—
(a)is pregnant, and
(b)has, on the advice of a registered medical practitioner, registered midwife or [F32registered nurse] , made an appointment to attend at any place for the purpose of receiving ante-natal care,
is entitled to be permitted by her employer to take time off during the employee’s working hours in order to enable her to keep the appointment.
(2)An employee is not entitled to take time off under this section to keep an appointment unless, if her employer requests her to do so, she produces for his inspection—
(a)a certificate from a registered medical practitioner, registered midwife or [F32registered nurse] stating that the employee is pregnant, and
(b)an appointment card or some other document showing that the appointment has been made.
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply where the employee’s appointment is the first appointment during her pregnancy for which she seeks permission to take time off in accordance with subsection (1).
(4)For the purposes of this section the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with her contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.
[F33(5)References in this section to a registered nurse are to such a nurse—
(a)who is also registered in the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses' Part of the register maintained under article 5 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, and
(b)whose entry in that Part of the register is annotated to show that he holds a qualification in health visiting.]
Textual Amendments
F32Words in s. 55(1)(b)(2)(a) substituted by The Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/253), art. 54, Sch. 5 para. 13 (with art. 3(18)) (the amendment coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2)(3) of the amending S.I.)
F33S. 55(5) added (1.8.2004) by The Health Act 1999 (Consequential Amendments) (Nursing and Midwifery) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/1771), arts. 1(1), 3, Sch. para. 3
(1)An employee who is permitted to take time off under section 55 is entitled to be paid remuneration by her employer for the period of absence at the appropriate hourly rate.
(2)The appropriate hourly rate, in relation to an employee, is the amount of one week’s pay divided by the number of normal working hours in a week for that employee when employed under the contract of employment in force on the day when the time off is taken.
(3)But where the number of normal working hours differs from week to week or over a longer period, the amount of one week’s pay shall be divided instead by—
(a)the average number of normal working hours calculated by dividing by twelve the total number of the employee’s normal working hours during the period of twelve weeks ending with the last complete week before the day on which the time off is taken, or
(b)where the employee has not been employed for a sufficient period to enable the calculation to be made under paragraph (a), a number which fairly represents the number of normal working hours in a week having regard to such of the considerations specified in subsection (4) as are appropriate in the circumstances.
(4)The considerations referred to in subsection (3)(b) are—
(a)the average number of normal working hours in a week which the employee could expect in accordance with the terms of her contract, and
(b)the average number of normal working hours of other employees engaged in relevant comparable employment with the same employer.
(5)A right to any amount under subsection (1) does not affect any right of an employee in relation to remuneration under her contract of employment (“contractual remuneration”).
(6)Any contractual remuneration paid to an employee in respect of a period of time off under section 55 goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of that period; and, conversely, any payment of remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of a period goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay contractual remuneration in respect of that period.
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an [F34employment tribunal] that her employer—
(a)has unreasonably refused to permit her to take time off as required by section 55, or
(b)has failed to pay the whole or any part of any amount to which the employee is entitled under section 56.
(2)An [F34employment tribunal] shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date of the appointment concerned, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F35(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (3)(a).]
(3)Where an [F34employment tribunal] finds a complaint under this section well-founded, the tribunal shall make a declaration to that effect.
(4)If the complaint is that the employer has unreasonably refused to permit the employee to take time off, the tribunal shall also order the employer to pay to the employee an amount equal to the remuneration to which she would have been entitled under section 56 if the employer had not refused.
(5)If the complaint is that the employer has failed to pay the employee the whole or part of any amount to which she is entitled under section 56, the tribunal shall also order the employer to pay to the employee the amount which it finds due to her.
Textual Amendments
F34Words in s. 57(1)-(3) and sidenote to s. 57 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a)(b) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F35S. 57(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 37
Textual Amendments
F36Ss. 57ZA-57ZD and heading inserted (1.10.2011) by The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/93), Reg. 25, Sch. 2 para. 93
(1) An agency worker who—
(a)is pregnant, and
(b)has, on the advice of a registered medical practitioner, registered midwife or registered nurse, made an appointment to attend at any place for the purpose of receiving ante-natal care,
is entitled to be permitted, by the temporary work agency and the hirer, to take time off during the agency worker's working hours in order to enable her to keep the appointment. (2) An agency worker is not entitled to be permitted by either of those persons to take time off under this section to keep an appointment unless, if that person requests her to do so, she produces for that person's inspection—
(a)a certificate from a registered medical practitioner, registered midwife or registered nurse stating that the agency worker is pregnant, and
(b)an appointment card or some other document showing that the appointment has been made.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply where the agency worker's appointment is the first appointment during her pregnancy for which she seeks permission to take time off in accordance with subsection (1). (4) For the purposes of this section the working hours of an agency worker shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with the terms under which the agency worker works temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of the hirer, the agency worker is required to be at work. (5) In this section references to a registered nurse have the same meaning as in section 55.
(1) An agency worker who is permitted to take time off under section 57ZA is entitled to be paid remuneration by the temporary work agency for the period of absence at the appropriate hourly rate.
(2) The appropriate hourly rate, in relation to an agency worker, is the amount of one week's pay divided by the number of normal working hours in a week for that agency worker in accordance with the terms under which the agency worker works temporarily for and under the supervision and direction of the hirer that are in force on the day when the time off is taken.
(3) But where the number of normal working hours during the assignment differs from week to week or over a longer period, the amount of one week's pay shall be divided instead by the average number of normal working hours calculated by dividing by twelve the total number of the agency worker's normal working hours during the period of twelve weeks ending with the last complete week before the day on which the time off is taken.
(4) A right to any amount under subsection (1) does not affect any right of an agency worker in relation to remuneration under her contract with the temporary work agency (“contractual remuneration”).
(5) Any contractual remuneration paid to an agency worker in respect of a period of time off under section 57ZA goes towards discharging any liability of the temporary work agency to pay remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of that period; and, conversely, any payment of remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of a period goes towards discharging any liability of the temporary work agency to pay contractual remuneration in respect of that period.
(1) An agency worker may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that the temporary work agency—
(a)has unreasonably refused to permit her to take time off as required by section 57ZA, or
(b)has failed to pay the whole or any part of any amount to which she is entitled under section 57ZB.
(2) An agency worker may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that the hirer has unreasonably refused to permit her to take time off as required by section 57ZA.
(3) An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under subsection (1) or (2) unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date of the appointment concerned, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
(4) Where an employment tribunal finds a complaint under this section well-founded, the tribunal shall make a declaration to that effect.
(5) If the complaint is that the temporary work agency or hirer has unreasonably refused to permit the agency worker to take time off, the tribunal shall also order payment to the agency worker of an amount equal to the remuneration to which she would have been entitled under section 57ZB if she had not been refused the time off.
(6) Where the tribunal orders payment under subsection (5), the amount payable by each party shall be such as may be found by the tribunal to be just and equitable having regard to the extent of each respondent's responsibility for the infringement to which the complaint relates.
(7) If the complaint is that the temporary work agency has failed to pay the agency worker the whole or part of any amount to which she is entitled under section 57ZB, the tribunal shall also order the temporary work agency to pay to the agency worker the amount which it finds due to her.
(1) Without prejudice to any other duties of the hirer or temporary work agency under any enactment or rule of law sections 57ZA to 57ZC do not apply where the agency worker—
(a)has not completed the qualifying period, or
(b)is no longer entitled to the rights conferred by regulation 5 of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 pursuant to regulation 8(a) or (b) of those Regulations.
(2) Nothing in those sections imposes a duty on the hirer or temporary work agency beyond the original intended duration, or likely duration of the assignment, whichever is the longer.
(3) Those sections do not apply where sections 55 to 57 apply.
(4) In this section and sections 57ZA to 57ZC the following have the same meaning as in the Agency Workers Regulations 2010—
“agency worker”;
“assignment”;
“hirer”;
“qualifying period”;
“temporary work agency”.]
Textual Amendments
F37Ss. 57A, 57B and heading inserted (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II; S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II
(1)An employee is entitled to be permitted by his employer to take a reasonable amount of time off during the employee’s working hours in order to take action which is necessary—
(a)to provide assistance on an occasion when a dependant falls ill, gives birth or is injured or assaulted,
(b)to make arrangements for the provision of care for a dependant who is ill or injured,
(c)in consequence of the death of a dependant,
(d)because of the unexpected disruption or termination of arrangements for the care of a dependant, or
(e)to deal with an incident which involves a child of the employee and which occurs unexpectedly in a period during which an educational establishment which the child attends is responsible for him.
(2)Subsection (1) does not apply unless the employee—
(a)tells his employer the reason for his absence as soon as reasonably practicable, and
(b)except where paragraph (a) cannot be complied with until after the employee has returned to work, tells his employer for how long he expects to be absent.
(3)Subject to subsections (4) and (5), for the purposes of this section “dependant” means, in relation to an employee—
(a)a spouse [F39or civil partner] ,
(b)a child,
(c)a parent,
(d)a person who lives in the same household as the employee, otherwise than by reason of being his employee, tenant, lodger or boarder.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) or (b) “dependant” includes, in addition to the persons mentioned in subsection (3), any person who reasonably relies on the employee—
(a)for assistance on an occasion when the person falls ill or is injured or assaulted, or
(b)to make arrangements for the provision of care in the event of illness or injury.
(5)For the purposes of subsection (1)(d) “dependant” includes, in addition to the persons mentioned in subsection (3), any person who reasonably relies on the employee to make arrangements for the provision of care.
(6)A reference in this section to illness or injury includes a reference to mental illness or injury.
Textual Amendments
F38Ss. 57A, 57B and heading inserted (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II; S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II
F39Words in s. 57A(3)(a) inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), ss. 261(1), 263, Sch. 27 para. 151; S.I. 2005/3175, art. 2(2) (Subject to art. 2(3)-(5))
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that his employer has unreasonably refused to permit him to take time off as required by section 57A.
(2)An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date when the refusal occurred, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F41(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).]
(3)Where an employment tribunal finds a complaint under subsection (1) well-founded, it—
(a)shall make a declaration to that effect, and
(b)may make an award of compensation to be paid by the employer to the employee.
(4)The amount of compensation shall be such as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances having regard to—
(a)the employer’s default in refusing to permit time off to be taken by the employee, and
(b)any loss sustained by the employee which is attributable to the matters complained of.]
Textual Amendments
F40Ss. 57A, 57B and heading inserted (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 8, Sch. 4 Pt. II; S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II
F41S. 57B(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 38
(1)The employer in relation to a relevant occupational pension scheme shall permit an employee of his who is a trustee of the scheme to take time off during the employee’s working hours for the purpose of—
(a)performing any of his duties as such a trustee, or
(b)undergoing training relevant to the performance of those duties.
(2)The amount of time off which an employee is to be permitted to take under this section and the purposes for which, the occasions on which and any conditions subject to which time off may be so taken are those that are reasonable in all the circumstances having regard, in particular, to—
(a)how much time off is required for the performance of the duties of a trustee of the scheme and the undergoing of relevant training, and how much time off is required for performing the particular duty or for undergoing the particular training, and
(b)the circumstances of the employer’s business and the effect of the employee’s absence on the running of that business.
[F42(2A)This section applies to an employee who is a director of a company which is a trustee of a relevant occupational pension scheme as it applies to an employee who is a trustee of such a scheme (references to such a trustee being read for this purpose as references to such a director).]
(3)In this section—
(a)“relevant occupational pension scheme” means an occupational pension scheme (as defined in section 1 of the M11Pension Schemes Act 1993) established under a trust, and
(b)references to the employer, in relation to such a scheme, are to an employer of persons in the description or category of employment to which the scheme relates [F43, and
F43(c)references to training are to training on the employer’s premises or elsewhere.]
(4)For the purposes of this section the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with his contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.
Textual Amendments
F42S. 58(2A) inserted (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and otherwise 25.4.2000) by 1999 c. 30, ss. 18, 89(1)(5)(a), Sch. 2 para. 19(3); S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II
F43S. 58(3)(c) and preceding word “and” inserted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 44(1), Sch. 3 para. 12 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1999/987, art. 2
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C3S. 58 applied (11.11.1999 for specified purposes and otherwise 8.10.2001) by 1999 c. 30, s. 6(2), (with s. 8(6)); S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. V
Commencement Information
I1S. 58 wholly in force at 6.10.1996, see Sch. 2 para. 15(1) and S.I. 1996/2514, art. 2
Marginal Citations
(1)An employer who permits an employee to take time off under section 58 shall pay him for the time taken off pursuant to the permission.
(2)Where the employee’s remuneration for the work he would ordinarily have been doing during that time does not vary with the amount of work done, he must be paid as if he had worked at that work for the whole of that time.
(3)Where the employee’s remuneration for the work he would ordinarily have been doing during that time varies with the amount of work done, he must be paid an amount calculated by reference to the average hourly earnings for that work.
(4)The average hourly earnings mentioned in subsection (3) are—
(a)those of the employee concerned, or
(b)if no fair estimate can be made of those earnings, the average hourly earnings for work of that description of persons in comparable employment with the same employer or, if there are no such persons, a figure of average hourly earnings which is reasonable in the circumstances.
(5)A right to be paid an amount under subsection (1) does not affect any right of an employee in relation to remuneration under his contract of employment (“contractual remuneration”).
(6)Any contractual remuneration paid to an employee in respect of a period of time off under section 58 goes towards discharging any liability of the employer under subsection (1) in respect of that period; and, conversely, any payment under subsection (1) in respect of a period goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay contractual remuneration in respect of that period.
Commencement Information
I2S. 59 wholly in force at 6.10.1996, see Sch. 2 para. 15(1) and S.I. 1996/2514, art. 2
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an [F44employment tribunal] that his employer—
(a)has failed to permit him to take time off as required by section 58, or
(b)has failed to pay him in accordance with section 59.
(2)An [F44employment tribunal] shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the date when the failure occurred, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F45(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).]
(3)Where an [F44employment tribunal] finds a complaint under subsection (1)(a) well-founded, the tribunal—
(a)shall make a declaration to that effect, and
(b)may make an award of compensation to be paid by the employer to the employee.
(4)The amount of the compensation shall be such as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances having regard to—
(a)the employer’s default in failing to permit time off to be taken by the employee, and
(b)any loss sustained by the employee which is attributable to the matters complained of.
(5)Where on a complaint under subsection (1)(b) an [F44employment tribunal] finds that an employer has failed to pay an employee in accordance with section 59, it shall order the employer to pay the amount which it finds to be due.
Textual Amendments
F44Words in s. 60(1)-(3)(5) and sidenote to s. 60 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a)(b) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F45S. 60(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 39
Commencement Information
I3S. 60 wholly in force at 6.10.1996, see Sch. 2 para. 15(1) and S.I. 1996/2514, art. 2
(1)An employee who is—
(a)an employee representative for the M12purposes of Chapter II of Part IV of the M13Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (redundancies) or [F46regulations 9, 13 and 15 of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006] , or
(b)a candidate in an election in which any person elected will, on being elected, be such an employee representative,
is entitled to be permitted by his employer to take reasonable time off during the employee’s working hours in order to perform his functions as such an employee representative or candidate [F47or in order to undergo training to perform such functions].
(2)For the purposes of this section the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with his contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.
Textual Amendments
F46Words in s. 61(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2006 with application in accordance with reg. 21(1) of the amending S.I.) by The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246), regs. 1(2), 20, Sch. 2 para. 10(b)
F47Words in s. 61(1) inserted (28.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1925, reg. 15
Marginal Citations
(1)An employee who is permitted to take time off under section 61 is entitled to be paid remuneration by his employer for the time taken off at the appropriate hourly rate.
(2)The appropriate hourly rate, in relation to an employee, is the amount of one week’s pay divided by the number of normal working hours in a week for that employee when employed under the contract of employment in force on the day when the time off is taken.
(3)But where the number of normal working hours differs from week to week or over a longer period, the amount of one week’s pay shall be divided instead by—
(a)the average number of normal working hours calculated by dividing by twelve the total number of the employee’s normal working hours during the period of twelve weeks ending with the last complete week before the day on which the time off is taken, or
(b)where the employee has not been employed for a sufficient period to enable the calculation to be made under paragraph (a), a number which fairly represents the number of normal working hours in a week having regard to such of the considerations specified in subsection (4) as are appropriate in the circumstances.
(4)The considerations referred to in subsection (3)(b) are—
(a)the average number of normal working hours in a week which the employee could expect in accordance with the terms of his contract, and
(b)the average number of normal working hours of other employees engaged in relevant comparable employment with the same employer.
(5)A right to any amount under subsection (1) does not affect any right of an employee in relation to remuneration under his contract of employment (“contractual remuneration”).
(6)Any contractual remuneration paid to an employee in respect of a period of time off under section 61 goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of that period; and, conversely, any payment of remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of a period goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay contractual remuneration in respect of that period.
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an [F48employment tribunal] that his employer—
(a)has unreasonably refused to permit him to take time off as required by section 61, or
(b)has failed to pay the whole or any part of any amount to which the employee is entitled under section 62.
(2)An [F48employment tribunal] shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the time off was taken or on which it is alleged the time off should have been permitted, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F49(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).]
(3)Where an [F48employment tribunal] finds a complaint under this section well-founded, the tribunal shall make a declaration to that effect.
(4)If the complaint is that the employer has unreasonably refused to permit the employee to take time off, the tribunal shall also order the employer to pay to the employee an amount equal to the remuneration to which he would have been entitled under section 62 if the employer had not refused.
(5)If the complaint is that the employer has failed to pay the employee the whole or part of any amount to which he is entitled under section 62, the tribunal shall also order the employer to pay to the employee the amount which it finds due to him.
Textual Amendments
F48Words in s. 63(1)-(3) and sidenote to s. 63 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a)(b) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
F49S. 63(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 40
(1)An employee who—
(a)is aged 16 or 17,
(b)is not receiving full-time secondary or further education, and
(c)has not attained such standard of achievement as is prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State,
is entitled to be permitted by his employer to take time off during the employee’s working hours in order to undertake study or training leading to a relevant qualification.
(2)In this section—
(a)“secondary education”—
(i)in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the M14Education Act 1996, and
(ii)in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in section 135(2)(b) of the M15Education (Scotland) Act 1980;
(b)“further education”—
(i)in relation to England and Wales, [F51has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996,] and
(ii)in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in section 1(3) of the M16Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992; and
(c)“relevant qualification” means an external qualification the attainment of which—
(i)would contribute to the attainment of the standard prescribed for the purposes of subsection (1)(c), and
(ii)would be likely to enhance the employee’s employment prospects (whether with his employer or otherwise);
and for the purposes of paragraph (c) “external qualification” means an academic or vocational qualification awarded or authenticated by such person or body as may be specified in or under regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(3)An employee who—
(a)satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1), and
(b)is for the time being supplied by his employer to another person (“the principal”) to perform work in accordance with a contract made between the employer and the principal,
is entitled to be permitted by the principal to take time off during the employee’s working hours in order to undertake study or training leading to a relevant qualification.
(4)Where an employee—
(a)is aged 18,
(b)is undertaking study or training leading to a relevant qualification, and
(c)began such study or training before attaining that age,
subsections (1) and (3) shall apply to the employee, in relation to that study or training, as if “or 18” were inserted at the end of subsection (1)(a).
(5)The amount of time off which an employee is to be permitted to take under this section, and the occasions on which and any conditions subject to which time off may be so taken, are those that are reasonable in all the circumstances having regard, in particular, to—
(a)the requirements of the employee’s study or training, and
(b)the circumstances of the business of the employer or the principal and the effect of the employee’s time off on the running of that business.
(6)Regulations made for the purposes of subsections (1)(c) and (2) may make different provision for different cases, and in particular may make different provision in relation to England, Wales and Scotland respectively.
(7)References in this section to study or training are references to study or training on the premises of the employer or (as the case may be) principal or elsewhere.
(8)For the purposes of this section the working hours of an employee shall be taken to be any time when, in accordance with his contract of employment, the employee is required to be at work.]
Textual Amendments
F50S. 63A inserted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 32 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1999/987, art. 2
F51Words in s. 63A substituted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, s. 149, Sch. 9 para. 50, S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II (with art. 3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C4S. 63A(1)(c)(2): transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1750, arts. 1, 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3
C5S. 63A(2)(c) extended (1.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2801, reg. 5
Marginal Citations
(1)An employee who is permitted to take time off under section 63A is entitled to be paid remuneration by his employer for the time taken off at the appropriate hourly rate.
(2)The appropriate hourly rate, in relation to an employee, is the amount of one week’s pay divided by the number of normal working hours in a week for that employee when employed under the contract of employment in force on the day when the time off is taken.
(3)But where the number of normal working hours differs from week to week or over a longer period, the amount of one week’s pay shall be divided instead by—
(a)the average number of normal working hours calculated by dividing by twelve the total number of the employee’s working hours during the period of twelve weeks ending with the last complete week before the day on which the time off is taken, or
(b)where the employee has not been employed for a sufficient period to enable the calculation to be made under paragraph (a), a number which fairly represents the number of normal working hours in a week having regard to such of the considerations specified in subsection (4) as are appropriate in the circumstances.
(4)The considerations referred to in subsection (3)(b) are—
(a)the average number of normal working hours in a week which the employee could expect in accordance with the terms of his contract, and
(b)the average number of normal working hours of other employees engaged in relevant comparable employment with the same employer.
(5)A right to any amount under subsection (1) does not affect any right of an employee in relation to remuneration under his contract of employment (“contractual remuneration”).
(6)Any contractual remuneration paid to an employee in respect of a period of time off under section 63A goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of that period; and, conversely, any payment of remuneration under subsection (1) in respect of a period goes towards discharging any liability of the employer to pay contractual remuneration in respect of that period.]
Textual Amendments
F52Ss. 63B, 63C inserted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 33 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1999/987, art. 2
(1)An employee may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that—
(a)his employer, or the principal referred to in subsection (3) of section 63A, has unreasonably refused to permit him to take time off as required by that section, or
(b)his employer has failed to pay the whole or any part of any amount to which the employee is entitled under section 63B.
(2)An employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented—
(a)before the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the time off was taken or on which it is alleged the time off should have been permitted, or
(b)within such further period as the tribunal considers reasonable in a case where it is satisfied that it was not reasonably practicable for the complaint to be presented before the end of that period of three months.
[F54(2A)Section 207A(3) (extension because of mediation in certain European cross-border disputes) applies for the purposes of subsection (2)(a).]
(3)Where an employment tribunal finds a complaint under this section well-founded, the tribunal shall make a declaration to that effect.
(4)If the complaint is that the employer or the principal has unreasonably refused to permit the employee to take time off, the tribunal shall also order the employer or the principal, as the case may be, to pay to the employee an amount equal to the remuneration to which he would have been entitled under section 63B if the employer or the principal had not refused.
(5)If the complaint is that the employer has failed to pay the employee the whole or part of any amount to which he is entitled under section 63B, the tribunal shall also order the employer to pay to the employee the amount which it finds due to him.
Textual Amendments
F53Ss. 63B, 63C inserted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 30, s. 33 (with s. 42(8)); S.I. 1999/987, art. 2
F54S. 63C(2A) inserted (20.5.2011 with application as mentioned in regs. 3 and 4 of the amending S.I.) by The Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1133), regs. 2, 41
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