The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

11.—(1) Any provision in any agreement (whether an employee’s contract or not) is void in so far as it purports—

(a) to exclude or limit the operation of any provision of this Schedule, or

(b) to preclude a person from bringing any proceedings before an industrial tribunal under this Schedule.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any agreement to refrain from instituting or continuing proceedings before an industrial tribunal where the Labour Relations Agency has taken action under Article 20 of the Tribunals Order (conciliation).

(3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any agreement to refrain from instituting or continuing before an industrial tribunal proceedings within Article 20(1) of the Tribunals Order (which specifies proceedings under these Regulations as being proceedings where conciliation is available(1)) if the conditions specified in paragraph 12 regulating compromise agreements are satisfied in relation to the agreement.

(1)

See paragraph 9 of the Schedule to these Regulations