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The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

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Particulars of procedures relating to discipline or dismissal

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24.—(1) Article 35 of the Employment Rights Order (note about disciplinary rules and procedures) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) (which requires a statement under Article 33 of that Order to include a note specifying the disciplinary rules and procedures applying to an employee), after sub-paragraph (a) there shall be inserted—

“(aa)specifying any procedure applicable to the taking of disciplinary decisions relating to the employee, or to a decision to dismiss the employee, or referring the employee to the provisions of a document specifying such a procedure which is reasonably accessible to the employee,”.

(3) In that paragraph, in sub-paragraph (b)(i) (which requires the note to specify a person for the employee to apply to if he is dissatisfied with a disciplinary decision) after “him” there shall be inserted “or any decision to dismiss him”.

(4) In paragraph (2) (which provides that the note does not need to specify the rules and procedures relating to health and safety at work) after “decisions,” there shall be inserted “decisions to dismiss”.

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