Section 37O — Employment Tribunals Act 1996: Modification in particular cases

Modification in particular cases 37O 1 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for this Part to apply with modifications in cases where—

a two or more financial awards were made against an employer on claims relating to different workers that were considered together by an employment tribunal, or b settlement sums are payable by an employer under two or more settlements in cases dealt with together by a conciliation officer.

2 Regulations under subsection (1) may in particular provide for any provision of this Part to apply as if any such financial awards or settlement sums, taken together, were a single relevant sum.

3 The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for this Part to apply with modifications in cases where a financial award has been made against an employer but is not regarded as outstanding by virtue only of the fact that an application for an order for a costs sum has not been finally determined (or any appeal within section 37B(3)(c) so far as relating to the application could still be made or has not been withdrawn or finally determined).

4 Regulations under subsection (3) may in particular provide—

a for any provision of this Part to apply, or to apply if the Secretary of State so determines, as if the application had not been, and could not be, made;

b for any costs sum the amount of which is subsequently determined, or the order for which is subsequently made, to be treated for the purposes of this Part as a separate relevant sum.