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GBR-1990-L-22105
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Title_of_text
Employment Act 1989 (Chapter 38)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Employment policy, promotion of employment and employment services; Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations; Social security (general standards)
Adopted on (Date of text)
1990-11-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Makes it unlawful to refuse a person employment, or any service of an employment agency, on grounds related to trade union membership; amends the law relating to industrial action and ballots; makes further provision with respect to the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members; confers a power to revise or revoke Codes of Practice; provides for the merger of the Redundancy Fund with the National Insurance Fund; amends the Education (Work Experience) Act 1973; and for connected purposes. Consequential amendments are made to the Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (LS 1984 - UK 1A), the Trade Union Act 1984 (LS 1984 - UK 2), the Employment Act 1988 (LS 1988 - UK 1), the Social Security Act 1975, the Employment Protection Act 1975 (LS 1975 - UK 2), the Employment Act 1980 (LS 1984 - UK 1B), the Social Security (Contributions) Acts 1981 and 1982, the Employment Act 1982 (LS 1984 - UK 1C), the Social Security Acts 1985, 1986 and 1989, and the Employment Act 1989 (LLD 1990/2, LS 1989 - UK 1). The Redundancy Fund Act 1981 is repealed.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1990-11-07 (GBR-1990-R-27273)
Employment Act 1990 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 2378 (C. 63) of 1990)
Implementing text(s)
1990-11-07 (GBR-1990-R-27273)
Employment Act 1990 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1990 (S.I. No. 2378 (C. 63) of 1990)
Implementing text(s)
1991-01-21 (GBR-1991-R-27706)
Employment Act 1990 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Amendment Order 1991 (S.I. No. 89 (C. 2) of 1991)
Implementing text(s)
1991-01-21 (GBR-1991-R-27706)
Employment Act 1990 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Amendment Order 1991 (S.I. No. 89 (C. 2) of 1991)
Implementing text(s)
1991-04-12 (GBR-1991-R-27717)
Employment Code of Practice (Trade Union Ballots on Industrial Action) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 989 of 1991)
Implementing text(s)
1991-04-12 (GBR-1991-R-27717)
Employment Code of Practice (Trade Union Ballots on Industrial Action) Order 1991 (S.I. No. 989 of 1991)
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1984-07-26 (GBR-1984-L-548)
Trade Union Act 1984 (Chapter 49)
Amended text(s)
1984-07-26 (GBR-1984-L-548)
Trade Union Act 1984 (Chapter 49)
Amended text(s)
1985-07-22 (GBR-1985-L-1849)
Social Security Act 1985 (Chapter 53)
Amended text(s)
1985-07-22 (GBR-1985-L-1849)
Social Security Act 1985 (Chapter 53)
Amended text(s)
1986-07-25 (GBR-1986-L-2623)
Social Security Act 1986 (Chapter 50)
Amended text(s)
1986-07-25 (GBR-1986-L-2623)
Social Security Act 1986 (Chapter 50)
Amended text(s)
1988-05-26 (GBR-1988-L-6313)
Employment Act 1988 (Chapter 19)
Amended text(s)
1988-05-26 (GBR-1988-L-6313)
Employment Act 1988 (Chapter 19)
Amended text(s)
1989-07-21 (GBR-1989-L-8391)
Social Security Act 1989 (Chapter 24)
Amended text(s)
1989-07-21 (GBR-1989-L-8391)
Social Security Act 1989 (Chapter 24)
Amended text(s)
1989-11-16 (GBR-1989-L-8768)
Employment Act 1989 (Chapter 38)
Amended text(s)
1989-11-16 (GBR-1989-L-8768)
Employment Act 1989 (Chapter 38)
Amended text(s)
1982-10-28 (GBR-1982-L-10497)
Employment Act 1982 (Chapter 46)
Amended text(s)
1982-10-28 (GBR-1982-L-10497)
Employment Act 1982 (Chapter 46)
Amended text(s)
1978-07-31 (GBR-1978-L-13130)
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (Chapter 44)
Amended text(s)
1978-07-31 (GBR-1978-L-13130)
Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (Chapter 44)
Amended text(s)
1975-03-20 (GBR-1975-L-18659)
Social Security Act 1975 (Chapter 14)
Amended text(s)
1975-03-20 (GBR-1975-L-18659)
Social Security Act 1975 (Chapter 14)
Amended text(s)
1975-11-12 (GBR-1975-L-18678)
Employment Protection Act 1975 (Chapter 71)
Amended text(s)
1975-11-12 (GBR-1975-L-18678)
Employment Protection Act 1975 (Chapter 71)
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1992-07-16 (GBR-1992-L-30018)
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Chapter 52)
Amending text(s)
1992-07-16 (GBR-1992-L-30018)
Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Chapter 52)
Amending text(s)
2006-02-16 (GBR-2006-L-73171)
Equality Act 2006 (c. 3).
Amending text(s)
2017-11-27 (GBR-2017-R-108002)
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (2017 No. 1075).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1990-11-27 (GBR-1990-R-27708)
Funds for Trade Union Ballots (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 2379 of 1990)
Related text(s)
1990-11-27 (GBR-1990-R-27708)
Funds for Trade Union Ballots (Amendment) Regulations 1990 (S.I. No. 2379 of 1990)
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Office of Public Sector Information, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
URL
http://www.legislation.gov.uk
File
GBR22105 .pdf (PDF of Act generated 11.03.2019)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
23 p.