Legislation – The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021

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Introduction

1 Citation and commencement

2 Amendment of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

3 Amendment of regulation 2 (interpretation)

4 Amendment of regulation 3 (calculation of a week’s pay in relation to furloughed employees)

5 Amendment of regulation 8 (calculation of a week’s pay in relation to employee with no normal working hours)

Signature

Explanatory note

Amendment of regulation 8 (calculation of a week’s pay in relation to employee with no normal working hours)5.

For regulation 8(4)(b), substitute—

“(b)

“Scheme cap” means the amount of—

(i)

£2,500 per month (or the appropriate pro-rata), or

(ii)

£576.92 per week,

as applicable, specified in relation to qualifying costs in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme5.”.
5

See, in particular, paragraphs 9.5 to 9.7 and 9.12 of the Schedule to the Coronavirus Act 2020 Functions of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) Direction given on 15th April 2021.