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Employment Relations Act 1999

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Trade unions

    1. 1.Collective bargaining: recognition.

    2. 2.Detriment related to trade union membership.

    3. 3.Blacklists.

    4. 4.Ballots and notices.

    5. 5.Training.

    6. 6.Unfair dismissal connected with recognition: interim relief.

  3. Leave for family and domestic reasons

    1. 7.Maternity and parental leave.

    2. 8.Time off for domestic incidents.

    3. 9.Consequential amendments.

  4. Disciplinary and grievance hearings

    1. 10.Right to be accompanied.

    2. 11.Complaint to employment tribunal.

    3. 12.Detriment and dismissal.

    4. 13.Interpretation.

    5. 14.Contracting out and conciliation.

    6. 15.National security employees.

  5. Other rights of individuals

    1. 16.Unfair dismissal of striking workers.

    2. 17.Collective agreements: detriment and dismissal.

    3. 18.Agreement to exclude dismissal rights.

    4. 19.Part-time work: discrimination.

    5. 20.Part-time work: code of practice.

    6. 21.Code of practice: supplemental.

    7. 22.National minimum wage: communities.

    8. 23.Power to confer rights on individuals.

  6. CAC, ACAS, Commissioners and Certification Officer

    1. 24.CAC: members.

    2. 25.CAC: proceedings.

    3. 26.ACAS: general duty.

    4. 27.ACAS: reports.

    5. 28.Abolition of Commissioners.

    6. 29.The Certification Officer.

  7. Miscellaneous

    1. 30.Partnerships at work.

    2. 31.Employment agencies.

    3. 32.Employment rights: employment outside Great Britain.

    4. 33.Unfair dismissal: special and additional awards.

    5. 34.Indexation of amounts, &c.

    6. 35.Guarantee payments.

    7. 36.Sections 33 to 35: consequential.

    8. 37.Compensatory award etc: removal of limit in certain cases.

    9. 38.Transfer of undertakings.

    10. 39.Minimum wage: information.

    11. 40.Dismissal of school staff.

    12. 41.National security.

  8. General

    1. 42.Orders and regulations.

    2. 43.Finance.

    3. 44.Repeals.

    4. 45.Commencement.

    5. 46.Extent.

    6. 47.Citation.

  9. Schedules:

    1. Schedule 1

      Collective Bargaining: Recognition.

    2. Schedule 2

      Union Membership: Detriment.

    3. Schedule 3

      Ballots and notices.

    4. Schedule 4

      Leave for Family Reasons Etc.

      1. Part I Maternity Leave and Parental Leave.

      2. Part II Time off for Dependants.

      3. Part III Consequential Amendments.

    5. Schedule 5

      Unfair Dismissal of Striking Workers.

    6. Schedule 6

      The Certification Officer.

    7. Schedule 7

      Employment Agencies.

    8. Schedule 8

      National Security.

    9. Schedule 9

      Repeals.

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