PART XIN.I.UNFAIR DISMISSAL

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C5Pt. 11 (arts. 126-169A) modified (1.10.2009) by European Public Limited-Liability Company (Employee Involvement) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2402), reg. 29 (with reg. 39)

CHAPTER IN.I.RIGHT NOT TO BE UNFAIRLY DISMISSED

[F1Retirement]N.I.

F1Arts. 130ZA-130ZH and crossheadings preceding and following said arts. inserted (1.10.2006) by The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations (Northern Ireland) (S.R. 2006/261), regs. 1(1), 53(1), {Sch. 7 para. 3(4)}

Retirement dismissals: fairnessN.I.

130ZG.—(1) This Article applies if the reason (or principal reason) for a dismissal is retirement of the employee.

(2) The employee shall be regarded as unfairly dismissed if, and only if, there has been a failure on the part of the employer to comply with an obligation imposed on him by any of the following provisions of Schedule 5 to the 2006 Regulations—

(a)paragraph 4 (notification of retirement, if not already given under paragraph 2),

(b)paragraphs 6 and 7 (duty to consider employee's request not to be retired),

(c)paragraph 8 (duty to consider appeal against decision to refuse request not to be retired).

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