The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 — Northern Ireland law | Esheria

The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

This provision defines key employment terms, requires employers to give new employees a written statement within two months, forbids refusal of employment or agency services for trade-union reasons, and sets complaint and pay-calculation rules.

Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Instrument
Order
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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This provision defines key employment terms, requires employers to give new employees a written statement within two months, forbids refusal of employment or agency services for trade-union reasons, and sets complaint and pay-calculation rules. Employers must give employees certain written statements and itemised pay statements, and cannot make wage deductions or receive payments unless authorised. Some retail-employment deductions and guarantee payments have extra limits and conditions. This provision limits guarantee payments to a set number of days, lets employees complain to an industrial tribunal if payment is missing, and gives workers protection against detriment for protected disclosures and some other workplace rights. The text gives workers, employees, and agency workers several rights to time off, sets complaint deadlines, and provides compensation rules if an employer or agency refuses required time off. This provision gives several workers and employees rights to time off and pay, and sets tribunal remedies and penalties where employers, agencies, or hirers refuse time off or fail to pay.

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