Explanatory Memorandum to Employment Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 2004 - Explanatory Memorandum

Dismissal after end of protected period

Article 11 introduces new matters to which the tribunal is to have particular regard when assessing whether the employer has taken reasonable procedural steps to resolve the dispute with the union. The duty to have regard to those matters applies where the parties have accepted that the services of a conciliator or mediator will be used.