The Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 No. 3078 (NI. 19)

PART IV N.I. RIGHTS OF TRADE UNION MEMBERS, WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES

Other rights of workers and employers N.I.

Flexible working N.I.

21.—(1) After paragraph (6B) of Article 137 of the Employment Rights Order (unfair dismissal by reason of redundancy) insert—

“(6C) This paragraph applies if the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for which the employee was selected for dismissal was one of those specified in Article 135C.” .

(2) In Article 141(2) of that Order (exceptions to upper age limit for claims for unfair dismissal), after sub-paragraph (fg) insert—

“(fh) Article 135C applies,” .

(3) In Article 143(2) of that Order (cases where employee may complain of unfair dismissal despite participation in unofficial industrial action) after sub-paragraph (ccc) insert—

“(d) Article 135C applies;” .

(4) In Article 144(2) of that Order (cases where industrial tribunal to determine whether dismissal of an employee is unfair despite limitation in paragraph (2) of that Article) after sub-paragraph (cc) insert—

“(d) Article 135C applies;” .