A LIST OF MAIN ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS PROGRAMME, including especially EMPLOYMENT LAW RELATED ABBREVIATIONS.

edt = effective date of termination

qv = quod vide ("which see");

SMP = Statutory Maternity Pay;

SSP = Statutory Sick Pay;

COURTS:

CA = Court of Appeal;

ChD = Chancery Division of the High Court;

CS = Court of Session (Scots);

EAT = Employment Appeal Tribunal;

ECHR = European Court of Human Rights;

ECJ = European Court of Justice;

HL = House of Lords;

ET = Employment Tribunal (formerly, to 1st August 1998, "Industrial Tribunal - see ERDRA 1998 s.1);

NIRC = National Industrial Relations Court;

PC = Privy Council;

QBD = Queen's Bench Division of the High Court;

LAW REPORTS:

AC = Appeal Cases;

All ER = All England Law Reports;

ChD/QBD = Law Reports, Chancery or Queen's Bench Division;

CMLR = Common Market Law Reports;

ECR = European Court Reports;

ICR = Industrial Cases Reports (tel Context Ltd on 020 7267 8989 re ICR reports on CD-rom - headnotes of many ICR reports are included in this program);

IRLR = Industrial Relations Law Reports;

PLR = Pensions Law Reports;

RPC = Reports of Patent Cases;

WLR = Weekly Law Reports;

ACTS AND STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS:

AFA 1996 = Armed Forces Act 1996;

DDA 1995 = Disability Discrimination Act 1995;

DPA 1998 = Data Protection Act 1998;

EPA = Employment Protection Act 1975;

EPCA = Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978;

Eq PA 1970 = Equal Pay Act 1970 s.1;

ERA 1996 = Employment Rights Act 1996;

ERDRA 1998 s.1 = Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 s.1;

HRA 1998 = Human Rights Act 1998;

HSWA = Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974;

ICTA = Income & Corporation Taxes Act 1988;

ITEPA = Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003;

ETA 1996 = Employment Tribunals Act 1996 s.1 (formerly known as the Industrial Tribunals Acts 1996);

NMWA 1998 = National Minimum Wage Act 1998;

PA = Patents Act 1977;

RRA = Race Relations Act 1976;

SDA = Sex Discrimination Act 1975;

SSA(F)A 1997 = Social Security Administration (Fraud) Act 1997;

SSCBA = Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

TULRA = Trade Union & Labour Relations Act 1974;

TULR(c)A 1992 = TU & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992;

TUPE or TUPE regs 1981 = Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations 1981, SI 1981/1794;

TURERA = Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993;

WT regs 1998 = Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833);

INSTITUTIONS:

ACAS = Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service;

CAC = Central Arbitration Committee;

CO = Certification Officer;

COIT = Employment Tribunals Central Office (formerly Central Office of the Industrial Tribunals).

CRE = Commission for Racial Equality;

DfEE = Department of Education and Employment

DTI = Department of Trade and Industry;

EOC = Equal Opportunities Commission;

HSC = Health & Safety Commission;

TUC = Trade Union Congress;