Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 16

Terms And Conditions Of Employment

The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Made

8th January 2014

Laid before Parliament

10th January 2014

Coming into force

31st January 2014

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and section 38 of the Employment Relations Act 1999(2).

The Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to dismissals or terminations of employment contracts where such dismissals or terminations are effected by an employer for one or more reasons not related to the individual workers concerned(3) and in relation to rights and obligations relating to employers and employees on the transfer or merger of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses(4).

(1)

1972 c.68. Section 2(2) has been amended by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51), section 27(1) and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), section 3(3), Schedule, Part 1.

(2)

1999 c.26. Section 38 has been amended by the Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order (S.I. 2011/1043), article 6(1)(e) and (3).

(3)

The European Communities (Designation) (No 4) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/2791).

(4)

The European Communities (Designation) (No 2) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1718).