85E+W+SIn section 278 of the 1992 Act (House of Commons staff)—
(a)after subsection (2) there shall be inserted—
“(2A)Nothing in any rule of law or the law or practice of Parliament prevents a relevant member of the House of Commons staff from bringing a civil employment claim before the court or from bringing before an [F1employment tribunal] proceedings of any description which could be brought before such a tribunal by any person who is not such a member.”, and
(b)in subsection (3) at the end there shall be inserted—
““civil employment claim” means a claim arising out of or relating to a contract of employment or any other contract connected with employment, or a claim in tort arising in connection with a person’s employment; and
“the court” means the High Court or the county court.”.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 8 para. 85 substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 1(2)(a) (with s. 16(2)); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1