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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges to LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchEmployment Rights Act 1996You are here:1996 c. 18Part IX Written statement of reasons for dismissalSection 92Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint Options
What VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Employment Rights Act 1996. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 92(3) words substituted by S.I. 2012/989 art. 2Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Blanket amendment words substituted by S.I. 2011/1043 art. 3 4Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 207A and cross-heading inserted by S.I. 2011/1133 reg. 48Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Employment Rights Act 1996:Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/392 art. 2 commences (2002 c. 21)S.I. 2003/766 art. 2 Sch. commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2003/938 art. 2 Sch. commences (2002 c. 21)S.I. 2003/962 art. 2(3) (4) Sch. 1 2 commences (2002 c. 21)S.I. 2003/1397 art. 2(1) Sch. commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2003/1667 art. 4 commences (2002 c. 32)S.I. 2003/2093 art. 2(1) Sch. 1 art. 2(2) Sch. 2 commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2004/3338 art. 3(c) commences (2002 c. 30)S.I. 2004/3342 art. 4(c) commences (2004 c. 24)S.I. 2005/3056 art. 2(2) commences (2003 c. 17)S.I. 2005/3175 art. 2(2) commences (2004 c. 33)S.I. 2007/709 art. 3(p) commences (2006 c. 48)S.I. 2007/2913 art. 3 commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/812 art. 3(a)(b) commences (2006 c. 52)S.I. 2009/3250 art. 2(h) commences (2007 c. 29)S.I. 2010/128 art. 2 commences (2006 c. 18)S.I. 2010/495 art. 3(a) art. 3(c) art. 4(d) art. 4(e) commences (2006 c. 18)S.I. 2011/882 art. 2 amendment to earlier commencing SI 2010/303 art. 7 Sch. 6S.I. 2012/924 art. 2 Coming into forceS.I. 2012/1682 art. 2 Sch. 2 commences (2008 c. 30)92 Right to written statement of reasons for dismissal.E+W+S(1)An employee is entitled to be provided by his employer with a written statement giving particulars of the reasons for the employee’s dismissal—
[F1(c)if the employee is employed under a limited-term contract and the contract terminates by virtue of the limiting event without being renewed under the same contract.]
F1(2)Subject to [F2subsections (4) and (4A)]F2 , an employee is entitled to a written statement under this section only if he makes a request for one; and a statement shall be provided within fourteen days of such a request.
(3)Subject to [F3subsections (4) and (4A)]F3 , an employee is not entitled to a written statement under this section unless on the effective date of termination he has been, or will have been, continuously employed for a period of not less than [F4one year] ending with that date.
(b)after childbirth in circumstances in which her [F5ordinary or additional maternity leave period] ends by reason of the dismissal.
[F6(4A)An employee who is dismissed while absent from work during an ordinary or additional adoption leave period is entitled to a written statement under this section without having to request it and irrespective of whether he has been continuously employed for any period if he is dismissed in circumstances in which that period ends by reason of the dismissal.]
F6(5)A written statement under this section is admissible in evidence in any proceedings.
[F7(c)in relation to an employee who is employed under a limited-term contract which terminates by virtue of the limiting event without being renewed under the same contract, means the date on which the termination takes effect.]
F7(7)Where—
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1S. 92(1)(c) substituted (1.10.2002) by The Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2034), reg. 11, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 3(5) (with regs. 13-20 and subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 2 Pt. 2)F2Words in s. 92(2) substituted (8.12.2002) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), s. 53, Sch. 7 para. 31; S.I. 2002/2866, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2F3Words in s. 92(3) substituted (8.12.2002) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), s. 53, Sch. 7 para. 31; S.I. 2002/2866, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2F4Words in s. 92(3) substituted (1.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1436, art. 2F5Words in s. 92(4)(b) substituted (15.12.1999) by 1999 c. 26, s. 9, Sch. 4 Pt. III para. 12; S.I. 1999/2830, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. II (with Sch. 3 paras. 10, 11)F6S. 92(4A) inserted (8.12.2002) by Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), s. 53, Sch. 7 para. 31; S.I. 2002/2866, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2F7S. 92(6)(c) substituted (6.4.2005) by Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), ss. 57(1), 59(2)-(4), Sch. 1 para. 28; S.I. 2005/872, arts. 4, 5, Sch. (subject to arts. 6-12)Modifications etc. (not altering text)C1S. 92 modified (E.W.) (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2256, art. 3, Sch.C2S. 92 modified (W.) (12.5.2006) by The Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1073), arts. 1(1), 3, {Sch. }C3S. 92 modified (E.) (1.9.2003) by The Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1964), art. 3, Sch.C4S. 92 modified (E.) (1.9.2003) by The Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1964), art. 4(a)C5S. 92 modified (W.) (12.5.2006) by The Education (Modification of Enactments Relating to Employment) (Wales) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1073), arts. 1(1), 4(a)Previous: ProvisionNext: ProvisionBack to topOptions/HelpPrint OptionsPrint The Whole ActPDF The Whole ActWeb page The Whole ActPrint The Whole PartPDF The Whole PartWeb page The Whole PartPrint The Whole Cross HeadingPDF The Whole Cross HeadingWeb page The Whole Cross HeadingPrint This Section onlyPDF This Section onlyWeb page This Section onlyYou have chosen to open The Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open The Whole Act as a PDFThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open The Whole Act without SchedulesThe Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open The Whole Act without Schedules as a PDFThe Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open the Whole ActThe Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.Would you like to continue?Continue to openYou have chosen to open the Whole Act without Schedules