Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999

Occupational pension schemes: rights of employee who is director of corporate trustee E+W+S

19 (1) The M1 Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In section 46 (employee who is a trustee of a pension scheme not to be subject to detriment referable to his carrying out his functions as such a trustee), after subsection (2) insert—

“(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 section 58 (right to time off for pension scheme trustees), after subsection (2) insert—

“(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).”

(4) In section 102 (unfair dismissal of pension scheme trustees), after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A) 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).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 19 wholly in force at 25.4.2000; Sch. 2 para. 19 in force for certain purposes at Royal Assent see s. 89(1)(5); Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 25.4.2000 by S.I. 2000/1047, art. 2(2)(b), Sch. Pt. II

Marginal Citations

M1 1996 c. 18.