EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order increases from one year to two years the qualifying period of continuous employment needed:
(a) for the entitlement, on request, to a written statement of reasons for dismissal (article 2), and
(b) to acquire the right not to be unfairly dismissed (article 3).
The Order contains a transitional provision having the effect that the new qualifying periods will not apply to those employees whose period of continuous employment begins before 6th April 2012.
A full regulatory impact assessment is available and a copy can be obtained from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Labour Market Directorate, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET. Copies have also been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.