Employment Act 1989

1. Introductory Text

2. Overriding of provisions requiring discrimination as respects employment or training

   1. 1. Overriding of statutory requirements which conflict with certain provisions of 1975 Act

   2. 2. Power of Secretary of State to repeal statutory provisions requiring discrimination as respects employment or training

3. Circumstances where discrimination as respects employment or training is permissible

   1. 3. Restriction of exemption for discrimination required by or under statute

   2. 4. Exemption for discrimination under certain provisions concerned with the protection of women at work

   3. 5. Exemption for discrimination in connection with certain educational appointments

   4. 6. Power of Secretary of State to exempt particular acts of discrimination required by or under statute

4. Discrimination as respects training

   1. 7. Prohibition of discrimination in connection with provision of training

   2. 8. Power to exempt discrimination in favour of lone parents in connection with training

5. Removal of restrictions and other requirements relating to employment

   1. 9. Repeal or modification of provisions requiring different treatment of different categories of employees

   2. 10. Removal of restrictions relating to employment of young persons

   3. 11. Exemption of Sikhs from requirements as to wearing of safety helmets on construction sites

   4. 12. Protection of Sikhs from racial discrimination in connection with requirements as to wearing of safety helmets

6. Written statements of terms of employment

   1. 13. Provision of particulars of disciplinary procedures

7. Time off for trade union duties

   1. 14. Trade union duties for which time off must be allowed by employer

8. Reasons for dismissal

   1. 15. Period of employment necessary to qualify for statement of reasons for dismissal

9. Redundancy

   1. 16. Redundancy payments: assimilation of age limits for men and women

   2. 17. Abolition of redundancy rebates

10. Insolvency

    1. 18. Quantification of amounts for purposes of insolvency payments

    2. 19. Recovery of insolvency payments made in respect of preferential or preferred debts

11. Pre-hearing reviews

    1. 20. Pre-hearing review of proceedings before industrial tribunal

12. Removal of requirement to register storage of film

    1. 21. Removal of requirement to notify local authority of storage of celluloid film

13. Dissolution of Training Commission

    1. 22. Dissolution of Training Commission

14. Industrial training boards

    1. 23. Consultation in connection with industrial training orders

    2. 24. Transfer of assets or staff of industrial training boards

    3. 25. Constitution of industrial training boards

15. Transfer of staff employed in Skills Training Agency

    1. 26. Transfer of staff employed in Skills Training Agency

16. General

    1. 27. Power to make corresponding provision for Northern Ireland

    2. 28. Orders

    3. 29. Interpretation, minor and consequential amendments, repeals, etc

    4. 30. Short title, commencement and extent

17. 1. Schedule 1

       Provisions concerned with protection of women at work.

    2. Schedule 2

       Revocation etc. of subordinate legislation requiring different treatment of certain employees.

       1. Part I Provisions revoked.

       2. Part II Amendments.

    3. Schedule 3

       Removal of restrictions relating to employment of young persons.

       1. Part I Repeals relating to restrictions with respect to hours of employment and holidays.

       2. Part II Repeals relating to other requirements.

       3. Part III Amendment of certain age limits.

    4. Schedule 4

       Dissolution of Training Commission: amendments of the Industrial Training Act 1982.

    5. Schedule 5

       Dissolution of Training Commission: supplementary provisions.

    6. Schedule 6

       Minor and consequential amendments.

    7. Schedule 7

       Repeals.

       1. Part I Repeals coming into force on Royal Assent.

       2. Part II Repeals coming into force two months after Royal Assent.

       3. Part III Repeals coming into force on a day appointed under s. 30(4).

    8. Schedule 8

       Instruments revoked.

    9. Schedule 9

       Transitional provisions and savings.