Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2006 No. 206

EMPLOYMENT

The Labour Relations Agency (Flexible Working) Arbitration Scheme Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made

2nd May 2006

Coming into operation

21st May 2006

Whereas:

(1) Under Article 84A(1) of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992(1)(“the 1992 Order”) the Labour Relations Agency (“the Agency”) may prepare a scheme providing for arbitration in the case of disputes involving proceedings, or claims which could be the subject of proceedings, before an industrial tribunal under, or arising out of a contravention or alleged contravention of Article 112G(1) or Article 112H(1)(b) of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996(2)(flexible working);

(2) In pursuance of Article 84A(1) of the 1992 Order, the Agency has prepared an arbitration scheme for flexible working cases;

(3) In pursuance of Article 84A(2) of the 1992 Order, the Agency has submitted a draft of the scheme to the Department for Employment and Learning(3)which has approved the scheme:

Now, therefore, the Department for Employment and Learning, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 84A(2) and (6) of the 1992 Order, and now vested in it(4), hereby makes the following Order:

(1)

S.I. 1992/807 (N.I. 5); Article 84A was inserted by Article 8 of the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1265 (N.I. 8)) and amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I. 2))

(2)

S.I. 1996/1919 (N.I. 16); Articles 112G and 112H were inserted by Article 15 of the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/2836 (N.I. 2))

(3)

Formerly the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment; see 2001 c. 15 (N.I.)

(4)

See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999