The Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (Commencement No. 1, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011

2.—(1) The amendments and repeals referred to in paragraph 1 shall not have effect where the standard grievance procedure or the modified grievance procedure applies by virtue of regulation 6 of the Regulations, and the action about which the employee complains (by complying with paragraph 6 or 9 of Schedule 1 to the 2003 Order, or presenting a complaint to a tribunal) occurs wholly before 3rd April 2011.

(2) The amendments and repeals referred to in paragraph 1 shall not have effect where the standard grievance procedure or the modified grievance procedure applies by virtue of regulation 6 of the Regulations and—

(a) the action which forms the basis of a grievance begins on or before 2nd April 2011 and continues beyond that date; and

(b) the employee presents a complaint to a tribunal or complies with paragraph 6 or 9 of Schedule 1 to the 2003 Order in relation to the grievance—

(i) on or before 2nd July 2011 under a jurisdiction listed in Part 2 of this Schedule and Article 144 of the 1996 Order(1) does not apply;

(ii) on or before 2nd October 2011 under a jurisdiction listed in Part 2 of this Schedule and Article 144 of the 1996 Order applies;

(iii) on or before 2nd October 2011 under a jurisdiction listed in Part 3 of this Schedule.

(1)

Article 144 was amended by S.R. 1998 No. 386, regulation 32(5); S.I. 1999/2790 (N.I. 9), Schedule 4, Part 3, paragraph 11, Schedule 5, paragraphs 4 and 5 and Schedule 9; and S.I. 2004/3078 (N.I. 19), Article 20(9) and 21(4).