PART VIIPROTECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF A EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCIL, ETC.

Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal: Northern Ireland30

1

In Article 13716 of the 1996 Order (redundancy as unfair dismissal) in paragraph (1)(c) (which requires one of a specified group of paragraphs to apply for a person to be treated as unfairly dismissed) for “(7A)” there shall be substituted “(7B)” and after paragraph (7A) there shall be inserted—

7B

This paragraph applies if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for which the employee was selected for dismissal was one specified in paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 28 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation).

2

In Article 14017 of the 1996 Order (exclusion of right: qualifying period of employment) in paragraph (3) (cases where no qualifying period of employment is required)18 the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (h) shall be omitted and after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be inserted—

or

k

paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 28 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation) applies.

3

In Article 141 of the 1996 Order (exclusion of right: upper age limit) in paragraph (2) (cases where upper age limit does not apply)19 the word “or” at the end of sub-paragraph (h) shall be omitted and after sub-paragraph (j) there shall be inserted—

or

k

paragraph (3) or (6) of regulation 28 of the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (read with paragraphs (4) and (7) of that regulation) applies.