Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974

Teacher in aided school dismissed on requirement of local education authority[Section 148]

27(1)Where a teacher in an aided school is dismissed by the governors or managers of the school in pursuance of a requirement of the local education authority under paragraph (a) of the proviso to section 24(2) of the [1944 c. 31.] Education Act 1944, Parts II and III of this Schedule shall have effect in relation to the dismissal as if—

(a)the local education authority had at all material times been the teacher's employer, and

(b)the local education authority had dismissed him, and the reason or principal reason for which they did so had been the reason or principal reason for which they required his dismissal.

(2)For the purposes of a complaint under paragraph 17 above as applied by this paragraph, paragraph 19 above shall have effect as if—

(a)in sub-paragraph (4)(b), for the words " the employer in question refused or failed to make such an offer, and the tribunal considers that he acted unreasonably in doing so " there were substituted the words " the local education authority refused or failed to permit the aggrieved party to be re-engaged, and the tribunal considers that they acted unreasonably in doing so " , and

(b)in sub-paragraph (5), any reference to the employer were a reference to the local education authority.