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GBR-1996-L-46818
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Employment Rights Act 1996 (Chapter 18).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Conditions of employment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1996-05-22
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Part I: Employment Particulars. Requires employers to provide a statement of employment particulars and an itemised pay statement. Part II: Protection of Wages. Regards deductions and payments during cash shortages in retail employment. Part III: Guarantee Payments Part IV: Sunday Working for Shop and Betting Workers Part V: Protection from Suffering Detriment in Employment Part VI: Time Off Work. Contains provisions relating to time off for job searching, training, ante-natal care, and for labour tribunal activities. Part VII: Suspension from Work. Inter alia, covers suspension on maternity grounds. Part VIII: Maternity Rights. Provides rights to maternity leave and right to return to work. Part IX: Termination of Employment. Provides right of minimum notice and written statement of reason for dismissal. Part X: Unfair Dismissal. Provides protection from unfair dismissal for such reasons as refusal to work Sundays, pregnancy, and assertion of statutory rights. Also covers remedies for unfair dismissal such as compensation and re-engagement. Part XI: Dismissal by Reason of Redundancy Part XII: Insolvency of Employers Part XIII: Miscellaneous. Contains exclusions to the Act, including employees of the Crown and short-term employees, and covers provisions relating to the death of an employee or employer. Part XIV: Intepretation Part XV: General and Supplementary
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1996-08-22
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2003-04-02 (GBR-2003-R-63643)
Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 921 of 2003).
Implementing text(s)
2003-04-02 (GBR-2003-R-63643)
Paternity and Adoption Leave (Adoption from Overseas) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 921 of 2003).
Implementing text(s)
2006-12-07 (GBR-2006-R-75390)
Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006. Statutory Instrument No. 3314 of 2006.
Implementing text(s)
2002-01-03 (GBR-2002-R-76137)
The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002 No. 3236).
Implementing text(s)
2010-02-01 (GBR-2010-R-83100)
The Employee Study and Training (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/155).
Implementing text(s)
2010-02-01 (GBR-2010-R-83101)
The Employee Study and Training (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/156).
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2003-06-26 (GBR-2003-R-65180)
The Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 (No. 1660).
Amending text(s)
2003-06-26 (GBR-2003-R-65180)
The Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 (No. 1660).
Amending text(s)
2003-06-26 (GBR-2003-R-65181)
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (No. 1661).
Amending text(s)
2003-06-26 (GBR-2003-R-65181)
The Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 (No. 1661).
Amending text(s)
2004-09-16 (GBR-2004-L-68771)
Employment Relations Act 2004.
Amending text(s)
2006-06-21 (GBR-2006-L-73841)
Work and Families Act, 2006 (c. 18).
Amending text(s)
2008-11-13 (GBR-2008-L-80588)
Employment Act 2008 (c.24).
Amending text(s)
2009-07-15 (GBR-2009-R-81733)
The Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1903).
Amending text(s)
2009-11-12 (GBR-2009-L-83083)
Welfare Reform Act 2009 c.24.
Amending text(s)
2002-07-24 (GBR-2002-L-92496)
Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30).
Amending text(s)
2017-11-27 (GBR-2017-R-108002)
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (2017 No. 1075).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1999-12-10 (GBR-1999-R-73630)
Maternity and Parental Leave Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 3312 of 1999).
Related text(s)
2010-04-08 (GBR-2010-L-88238)
Equality Act 2010 (c. 15).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Office of Public Sector Information, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
URL
http://www.legislation.gov.uk
Page range
184 p.
File
GBR46818 2019.pdf (PDF of Act as at 19 March 2019)