The Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1999

  1. Introductory Text

  2. Introduction Title and commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Relations...

    1. Introduction

      1. 1.Title and commencement

      2. 2.Interpretation

    2. Trade Unions

      1. 3.Collective bargaining: recognition

      2. 4.Detriment related to trade union membership

      3. 5.Blacklists

      4. 6.Ballots and notices

      5. 7.Training

      6. 8.Unfair dismissal connected with recognition: interim relief

    3. Leave for family reasons, etc.

      1. 9.Maternity and parental leave

      2. 10.Time-off for dependants

      3. 11.Consequential amendments

    4. Disciplinary and grievance hearings

      1. 12.Right to be accompanied

      2. 13.Complaint to industrial tribunal

      3. 14.Detriment and dismissal

      4. 15.Interpretation

      5. 16.Contracting out and conciliation

      6. 17.National security employees

    5. Other rights of individuals

      1. 18.Unfair dismissal of striking workers

      2. Art. 19 rep. by 2004 NI 19

      3. 20.Agreement to exclude dismissal rights

      4. 21.Part-time work: discrimination

      5. 22.Part-time work: code of practice

      6. 23.Code of practice: supplemental

      7. 24.Power to confer rights on individuals

    6. The Industrial Court, the Agency, Commissioners and Certification Officer

      1. 25.The Industrial Court

      2. 26.The Agency: general duty

      3. 27.Abolition of Commissioners

      4. 28.The Certification Officer for Northern Ireland

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 29.Partnerships at work

      2. 30.Employment agencies

      3. 31.Employment rights: employment outside Northern Ireland

      4. 32.Unfair dismissal: special and additional awards

      5. 33.Indexation of amounts, etc.

      6. 34.Guarantee payments

      7. 35.Articles 32 to 34: consequential

      8. 36.Compensatory awards, etc.: removal of limits in certain cases

      9. 37.Transfer of undertakings

      10. 38.National security

    8. General

      1. 39.Orders and regulations

      2. Article 40—Repeals

  3. SCHEDULES

    1. Schedule 1—Amendments

    2. Schedule 2—Amendments

    3. Schedule 3—Amendments

    4. Schedule 4—Amendments

    5. Schedule 5—Amendments

    6. Schedule 6—Amendments

    7. Schedule 7—Amendments

    8. Schedule 8—Amendments

    9. Schedule 9—Repeals