Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/13/enacted
Timestamp: 2019-01-21 04:39:46
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 7', 'art 1', 'ART 1', 'ART 7', 'ART 7', 'ART 2']

2011 CHAPTER 13
An Act to make provision about the procedures for the resolution of employment disputes and the procedures of industrial tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal; to make provision in relation to time off for study or training; and for connected purpose.
Repeal of statutory grievance procedures
1.—(1) In the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 15) the following provisions (which relate to the statutory grievance procedures) are repealed—
Statutory dispute resolution procedures: effect on contracts of employment
2. Article 16 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (which provides for every contract of employment to have effect to require the employer and employee to comply with statutory dispute resolution procedures) is repealed.
Statutory dispute resolution procedures: consequential adjustment of time limits
3. Articles 21 and 22 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (which make provision about time limits for beginning proceedings where a statutory dispute resolution procedure applies) are repealed.
Non-compliance with statutory Codes of Practice
4.—(1) The Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (NI 5) is amended as follows.
“Effect of failure to comply with Code: adjustment of awards
90AA.—(1) This Article applies to proceedings before—
Determination of industrial tribunal proceedings without hearing
5. In the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18), in Article 9 (industrial tribunal procedure regulations), after paragraph (3A) insert—
Restriction of publicity
6.—(1) Article 13 of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18) is amended as follows.
Enforcement of sums payable
7. In Article 17(1) of the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18) for the words from “shall, if a county court so orders,” to the end substitute “shall be enforceable as if it were payable under an order of the county court.”.
Conciliation before bringing of proceedings
8.—(1) In the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18), Article 20 (conciliation) is amended as follows.
Conciliation after bringing of proceedings
9.—(1) In the Industrial Tribunals (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 18), in Article 20 (conciliation), paragraph (2A) is repealed.
Procedure: Fair Employment Tribunal
Powers of Fair Employment Tribunal in relation to matters within jurisdiction of industrial tribunals
11.—(1) Article 85 of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21) is amended as follows.
12. In the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21), in Article 88(2) (conciliation) for the words from “paragraph (1)” to the end substitute “the Agency may endeavour to promote a settlement between the parties without proceedings being instituted.”.
13. In the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21), in Article 88 (conciliation), paragraph (1A) is repealed.
14. In the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21), after Article 88 insert—
88A.—(1) Paragraphs (3) to (6) apply if—
15.—(1) In the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16) after Article 95 insert as Part 7A of that Order the provisions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 3 to this Act.
16. The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 4 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.
17.—(1) The preceding sections of this Act (and the Schedules) come into operation on such day or days as the Department for Employment and Learning may by order appoint.
18. This Act may be cited as the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
SCHEDULE 1REPEAL OF STATUTORY GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
1. The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is amended as follows.
SCHEDULE 2SCHEDULE INSERTED AS SCHEDULE 4A TO THE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1992
“SCHEDULE 4ATRIBUNAL JURISDICTIONS TO WHICH ARTICLE 90AA APPLIES
Section 2 of the Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (c. 32) (equality clauses)
SCHEDULE 3TIME OFF FOR STUDY OR TRAINING
PART 1PROVISIONS INSERTED AS PART 7A OF THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996
“PART 7ASTUDY AND TRAINING
Statutory right to make request in relation to study or training
95A.—(1) A qualifying employee may make an application under this Article to his employer.
Article 95A application: supplementary
95B.—(1) An Article 95A application may—
Employer’s duties in relation to application
95C.—(1) Paragraphs (4) to (7) apply if—
Regulations about dealing with applications
95D.—(1) Regulations under Article 95C(4) may, in particular, include provision—
Employee’s duties in relation to agreed study or training
95E.—(1) This Article applies if an employer has agreed to an Article 95A application, or part of an Article 95A application, made by an employee in relation to particular study or training (the “agreed study or training”).
95F.—(1) An employee who makes an Article 95A application may present a complaint to an industrial tribunal that—
95G.—(1) If an industrial tribunal finds a complaint under Article 95F well-founded it must make a declaration to that effect and may—
PART 2RELATED AMENDMENTS TO EMPLOYMENT LAW
1. In Article 2(2) (definitions) at the appropriate place insert—
“Study and training
70F.—(1) An employee has the right not to be subjected to any detriment by any act, or any deliberate failure to act, by the employee’s employer done on the ground that the employee—
135E. An employee who is dismissed is to be regarded for the purposes of this Part as unfairly dismissed if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal is that the employee—
13. In Article 20 (conciliation), in paragraph (1)(c) after paragraph (vi) insert—
Article 20(2A).
The Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 21) Article 88(1A).
The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (NI 15)
Article 3(2) and (4).