UK Act of Parliament 2016 Northern Ireland

Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

An Act to make provision relating to conciliation and other matters in connection with industrial tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal, including power to refer to chairmen as employment judges; to amend the law relating to protected disclosures; to make provision for disclosure of gender pay information; to make provision …

Enforced by
FSA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 5 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Employer1

Plus 2 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.005 Conciliation before and after complaint to Fair Employment Tribunal (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Contact the Labour Relations Agency before filing a tribunal complaintAny Person
s.009 Review of early conciliation (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must review early conciliation and report to AssemblyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.010 Review of Section 8: assessment of matters relating to tribunal proceedings (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Department must review tribunal assessment section and report to AssemblyCrown / Minister / Government department
s.019 Gender pay gap information (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Publish gender pay gap reports and ethnicity/disability statisticsEmployer

Unlimited fine

s.023 Prohibition on disclosure of information held by the Labour Relations Agency (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Disclose confidential Labour Relations Agency informationAny Person

Unlimited fine

25 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules

Schedules

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53 other schedules
s.sch001 In Article 245 (restrictions on contracting out), in paragraph (2)(e),...
s.sch001 In Article 9 (industrial tribunal procedure regulations), in paragraph (3ZA)(b),...
s.sch001 (1) Amend Article 20 (conciliation) as follows.
s.sch001 In Article 21A (conciliation: recovery of sums payable under compromises),...
s.sch001 In section 49 (restrictions on contracting out), in subsection (2)(b),...
s.sch001 In section 58 (restrictions on agreements to limit the operation...
s.sch002 In section 2ZA (“qualifying date” under section 2(4)), in subsections...
s.sch002 In Schedule 1A (collective bargaining: recognition), in paragraph 157 (complaint...
s.sch002 In Part 1 of Schedule 3 (enforcement and procedure), in...
s.sch002 In Article 28 (complaint to industrial in respect of employer's...
s.sch002 In Article 43 (references to industrial tribunals: contravention of Articles...
s.sch002 In Article 55 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 66 (complaints to industrial tribunals: guarantee payments), after...
s.sch002 In Article 71 (complaints to industrial tribunals: rights not to...
s.sch002 In Article 74 (complaints to industrial tribunal in respect of ...
s.sch002 (1) Article 77C (time limit for proceedings under Articles 77A...
s.sch002 In Article 79 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 After section 2ZAA insert— Extension of time limits to facilitate...
s.sch002 In Article 82 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 85 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 85ZC (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 85ZF (right to time off to accompany to...
s.sch002 In Article 85ZH (complaint to industrial tribunal: agency workers), after...
s.sch002 In Article 85ZM (complaint to industrial tribunal: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 85ZQ (complaint to industrial tribunal: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 85B (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 88 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 91 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 76 (period within which proceedings must be brought),...
s.sch002 In Article 91C (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 95 (complaints to industrial tribunals in respect of...
s.sch002 In Article 95F (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 102 (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Articles...
s.sch002 In Article 102A (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 112 (complaints to industrial tribunals: parental leave), after...
s.sch002 In Article 112H (complaints to industrial tribunals: contravention of Article...
s.sch002 In Article 145 (complaints to industrial tribunals: unfair dismissal), after...
s.sch002 In Article 199 (claims for redundancy payment), after paragraph (3)...
s.sch002 In Article 217 (complaint in respect of failure to comply...
s.sch002 In Article 33 (complaint of infringement of right under Article...
s.sch002 In Article 220 (complaint by employee to industrial tribunal), after...
s.sch002 After Article 249A (time limits in relation to certain mediated...
s.sch002 In Article 65 (period within which proceedings to be brought),...
s.sch002 In section 11 (failure of employer to allow access to...
s.sch002 In Article 13 (complaint to industrial tribunal), after paragraph (2)...
s.sch002 In Article 36 (complaint of infringement of rights under Article...
s.sch002 (1) Article 39 (time limit for proceedings under Article 38)...
s.sch002 In Article 44C (Article 44B: complaint to industrial tribunal), after...
s.sch002 In Article 61 (complaint in respect of employer's failure under...
s.sch002 After Article 147 (employment governed by foreign law) insert— Extension...

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