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Schedule 3Minor and consequential amendments relating to section 25
Employment Rights Act 1996
1
(1)
The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2)
In section 92 (right to written statement of reasons for dismissal), in subsection (3), for “two years” substitute “six months”
.
(3)
In section 108 (qualifying period of employment), in subsection (3)—
(a)
“(ha)
section 4(3)(b) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (read with any order made under section 4(4) of that Act) applies,”;
(b)
omit paragraphs (k) and (o).
(4)
In section 117 (enforcement of order for reinstatement or re-engagement and compensation), in subsection (2), for “Subject to section 124, the” substitute “The”
.
(5)
In section 118 (compensation: general), in subsection (1)(b), omit “124,”.
(6)
In section 123 (compensatory award), in subsection (1), omit “124,”.
(7)
“where—
(a)
the dismissal is by reason of any requirement or recommendation that is referred to in section 64(2), or
(b)
the reason (or, if more than one, the principal reason) for the dismissal is, or relates to, the employee’s political opinions or affiliations.”
(8)
In section 209 (powers to amend Act)—
(a)
in subsection (2)—
(i)
in paragraph (e), omit “section 124(1), (2) and (5),”;
(ii)
in paragraph (j), omit “, 124(2)”;
(b)
in subsection (5), omit “92(3),”.
(9)
In section 226 (rights on termination), in subsection (3), for “, 121 or 124” substitute “or 121”
.
(10)
In section 236 (orders and regulations), in subsection (3), omit “124(2),”.