- Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (Diwygiedig)
- Gwreiddiol (a wnaed Fel)
Dyma’r fersiwn wreiddiol (fel y’i gwnaed yn wreiddiol). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Statutory Instruments
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
Made
30th March 2012
Coming into force
6th April 2012
A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 236(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996(1) and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Accordingly, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 209(1)(c) and (5) and 236(5) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012 and comes into force on 6th April 2012.
2. In section 92(3)(2) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for “one year” substitute “two years”.
3. In subsections (1) and (2) of section 108(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 for “one year” substitute “two years”.
4. Articles 2, 3 and 5 do not have effect in any case where the period of continuous employment(4) begins before 6th April 2012.
5. The Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 1999(5) is revoked.
David Willetts
Minister of State for Universities and Science
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
30th March 2012
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases from one year to two years the qualifying period of continuous employment needed:
(a)for the entitlement, on request, to a written statement of reasons for dismissal (article 2), and
(b)to acquire the right not to be unfairly dismissed (article 3).
The Order contains a transitional provision having the effect that the new qualifying periods will not apply to those employees whose period of continuous employment begins before 6th April 2012.
A full regulatory impact assessment is available and a copy can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.
1996 c. 18. Section 236(3) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 1999 (c. 26), section 9, Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraphs 5 and 42(1) and (3)(c).
Section 92(3) was amended by the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), section 53, Schedule 7, paragraphs 24 and 31; and the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1436), articles 2 and 5.
Section 108(1) and (2) was amended by the Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1436), articles 3 to 5.
Defined in section 211 of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Section 211 was amended by the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1031), regulation 49(1), Schedule 8, Part 1, paragraphs 21, 35(1), (2) and (3).
Y Diweddaraf sydd Ar Gael (diwygiedig):Y fersiwn ddiweddaraf sydd ar gael o’r ddeddfwriaeth yn cynnwys newidiadau a wnaed gan ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol ac wedi eu gweithredu gan ein tîm golygyddol. Gellir gweld y newidiadau nad ydym wedi eu gweithredu i’r testun eto yn yr ardal ‘Newidiadau i Ddeddfwriaeth’.
Gwreiddiol (Fel y’i Deddfwyd neu y’i Gwnaed): Mae'r wreiddiol fersiwn y ddeddfwriaeth fel ag yr oedd pan gafodd ei deddfu neu eu gwneud. Ni wnaed unrhyw newidiadau i’r testun.
Mae Memoranda Esboniadol yn nodi datganiad byr o ddiben Offeryn Statudol ac yn rhoi gwybodaeth am ei amcan polisi a goblygiadau polisi. Maent yn ceisio gwneud yr Offeryn Statudol yn hygyrch i ddarllenwyr nad oes ganddynt gymhwyster cyfreithiol, ac maent yn cyd-fynd ag unrhyw Offeryn Statudol neu Offeryn Statudol Drafft a gyflwynwyd ger bron y Senedd o Fehefin 2004 ymlaen.
Gallwch wneud defnydd o ddogfennau atodol hanfodol a gwybodaeth ar gyfer yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth o’r tab hwn. Yn ddibynnol ar yr eitem ddeddfwriaeth sydd i’w gweld, gallai hyn gynnwys:
Impact Assessments generally accompany all UK Government interventions of a regulatory nature that affect the private sector, civil society organisations and public services. They apply regardless of whether the regulation originates from a domestic or international source and can accompany primary (Acts etc) and secondary legislation (SIs). An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand:
Defnyddiwch y ddewislen hon i agor dogfennau hanfodol sy’n cyd-fynd â’r ddeddfwriaeth a gwybodaeth am yr eitem hon o ddeddfwriaeth. Gan ddibynnu ar yr eitem o ddeddfwriaeth sy’n cael ei gweld gall hyn gynnwys:
liciwch ‘Gweld Mwy’ neu ddewis ‘Rhagor o Adnoddau’ am wybodaeth ychwanegol gan gynnwys