PART XIIIPROCEDURE FOR HANDLING REDUNDANCIES

Duty of employer to notify Department

F1Duty of employer to notify competent authority of a vessel’s flag State of certain redundancies221A

1

Article 221 has effect subject to this Article if—

a

the duty under Article 221(1) or (2) applies to a proposal to dismiss employees as redundant, and

b

the employees concerned are members of the crew of a seagoing vessel which is registered at a port outside Northern Ireland.

2

The employer must give the notification required by Article 221(1) or (2) to the competent authority of the State where the vessel is registered (instead of to the Department).