Employment Relations Act 1999 received Royal Assent on 27th July 1999 - click on a section or schedule number in the index below to go to that section or schedule.

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NOTES

  • EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT 1999 received Royal Assent on 27th July 1999.
  • For notes on commencement dates of various sections of ERelA99 click here on Acts of Parliament etc/Employment Relations Act 1999/commencement dates .
  • A copy of the Employment Rights Act 1996 Act, with all amendments (including those made by the 1999 Act) marked up in colour, is available on professional versions of this web site.
    For main commentary notes on the Act in this program click here on Acts of Parliament etc/Employment Relations Act 1999 . For notes on the February 2003 DTI review of the operation of the Employment Relations Act 1999 go to Dispute Resolution/review of the Employment Relations Act 1999 .

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    Click on a section number below to go to that section in the Employment Relations Act 1999 or go to the government Acts of Parliament web-site.

    TRADE UNIONS

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.1 Collective bargaining: recognition.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.2 Detriment related to trade union membership.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.3 Blacklists.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.4 Ballots and notices.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.5 Training.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.6 Unfair dismissal connected with recognition: interim relief.

    LEAVE FOR FAMILY AND DOMESTIC REASONS

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.7 Maternity and parental leave.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.8 Time off for domestic incidents
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.9 Consequential amendments.

    DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE HEARINGS

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.10 Right to be accompanied
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.11 Complaint to employment tribunal
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.12 Detriment and dismissal.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.13 Interpretation.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.14 Contracting out and conciliation.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.15 National security employees.

    OTHER RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.16 Unfair dismissal of striking workers
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.17 Collective agreements: detriment and dismissal.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.18 Agreement to exclude dismissal rights.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.19 Part-time work: discrimination.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.20 Part-time work: code of practice.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.21 Code of practice: supplemental.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.22 National minimum wage: communities.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.23 Power to confer rights on individuals.

    CAC, ACAS, COMMISSIONERS AND CERTIFICATION OFFICER

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.24 CAC: members
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.25 CAC: proceedings.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.26 ACAS: general duty.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.27 ACAS: reports.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.28 Abolition of Commissioners
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.29 The Certification Officer.

    MISCELLANEOUS

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.30 Partnerships at work
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.31 Employment agencies.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.32 Employment rights: employment outside Great Britain.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.33 Unfair dismissal: special and additional awards
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.34 Indexation of amounts, &c.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.35 Guarantee payments.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.36 Sections 33 to 35: consequential.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.37 Compensatory award etc: removal of limit in certain cases
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.38 Transfer of undertakings
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.39 Minimum wage: information.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.40 Dismissal of school staff.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.41 National security.

    GENERAL

    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.42 Orders and regulations.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.43 Finance.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.44 Repeals.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.45 Commencement.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.46 Extent.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 s.47 Citation.


    SCHEDULES:

    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.0 Explanatory note to schedule 1 for this program
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.1 Part I - Collective Bargaining: Recognition (paras 1 to 51)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.2 Part II - Voluntary recognition (paras 52 to 63)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.3 Part III - Changesd affecting bargaining units (paras 64 to 95)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.4 Part IV - Derecognition: general (paras 96 to 121)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.5 Part V - Derecognition where recognitiion automatic (paras 122 to 133)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.6 Part VI - Derecognition where union not independent (paras 134 to 148)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.7 Part VII - Loss of independence (paras 149 to 155)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.8 Part VIII - Detriment (paras 156 to 165)
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sched.1.9 Part IX - General (paras 166 to 172)

    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.2 Union Membership: Detriment.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.3 Ballots and notices.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.4 Leave for Family Reasons etc (Maternity Leave, Parental Leave and Time off for dependants).
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.5 Unfair Dismissal of Striking Workers.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.6 The Certification Officer.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.7 Employment Agencies.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.8 National Security.
    Employment Relations Act 1999 sch.9 Repeals.

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