Employment Rights Act 1996
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 75D — Chapter 1A: supplemental
Chapter 1A: supplemental 75D 1 Regulations under section 75A or 75B may— a make provision about notices to be given, evidence to be produced and other procedures to be followed by employees and…
Section 75E — Entitlement to shared parental leave: birth
Entitlement to shared parental leave: birth 75E 1 The Secretary of State may make regulations entitling an employee who satisfies specified conditions— a as to duration of employment, b as to being,…
Section 75F — Entitlement to leave under section 75E: further provision
Entitlement to leave under section 75E: further provision 75F 1 Regulations under section 75E are to include provision for determining— a the amount of leave under section 75E(1) or (4) to which an…
Section 75I — Rights during and after shared parental leave
Rights during and after shared parental leave 75I 1 Regulations under section 75E or 75G are to provide— a that an employee who is absent on leave under that section is entitled, for such purposes…
Section 75J — Redundancy and dismissal
Redundancy and dismissal 75J 1 Regulations under section 75E or 75G may make provision about— a redundancy during, or after, a period of leave under that section, or b dismissal (other than by reason…
Section 75K — Chapter 1B: supplemental
Chapter 1B: supplemental 75K 1 Regulations under section 75E or 75G may— a make provision about notices to be given, evidence to be produced and other procedures to be followed by— i employees, ii…
Section 76 — Entitlement to parental leave.
Entitlement to parental leave. 76 1 The Secretary of State shall make regulations entitling an employee who satisfies specified conditions— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Section 77 — Rights during and after parental leave.
Rights during and after parental leave. 77 1 Regulations under section 76 shall provide— a that an employee who is absent on parental leave is entitled, for such purposes and to such extent as may be…
Section 78 — Special cases.
Special cases. 78 1 Regulations under section 76 may make provision— a about redundancy during a period of parental leave; b about dismissal (other than by reason of redundancy) during a period of…
Section 79 — Supplemental.
Supplemental. 79 1 Regulations under section 76 may, in particular— a make provision about notices to be given and evidence to be produced by employees to employers, by employers to employees, and by…
Section 80 — Complaint to employment tribunal.
Complaint to employment tribunal. 80 1 An employee may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that his employer— a has unreasonably postponed a period of parental leave requested by the…
Section 80A — Entitlement to ... paternity leave: birth
Entitlement to ... paternity leave: birth 80A 1 The Secretary of State shall make regulations entitling an employee who satisfies specified conditions— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Section 80EA — Parental bereavement Bereavement leave
Parental bereavement Bereavement leave 80EA 1 The Secretary of State must make regulations entitling an employee who is a bereaved parent bereaved person to be absent from work on leave under this…
Section 80B — Entitlement to ... paternity leave: adoption
Entitlement to ... paternity leave: adoption 80B 1 The Secretary of State shall make regulations entitling an employee who satisfies specified conditions— a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .…
Section 80BB — Entitlement to additional paternity leave: adoption
Entitlement to additional paternity leave: adoption 80BB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 80EB — Rights during and after bereavement leave
Rights during and after bereavement leave 80EB 1 Regulations under section 80EA must provide— a that an employee who is absent on leave under that section is entitled, for such purposes and to such…
Section 80C — Rights during and after paternity leave
Rights during and after paternity leave 80C 1 Regulations under section 80A ... shall provide— a that an employee who is absent on leave under that section is entitled, for such purposes and to such…
Section 80EC — Special cases
Special cases 80EC 1 Regulations under section 80EA may make provision about— a redundancy, or b dismissal (other than by reason of redundancy), during a period of leave under that section. 2…
Section 80D — Special cases
Special cases 80D 1 Regulations under section 80A or 80B may make provision about— a redundancy, or b dismissal (other than by reason of redundancy), during a period of leave under that section. 1A…
Section 80ED — Chapter 4: supplemental
Chapter 4: supplemental 80ED Regulations under section 80EA may— a make provision about notices to be given, evidence to be produced and other procedures to be followed by employees and employers; b…
Section 80E — Chapter 3: supplemental
Chapter 3: supplemental 80E 1 Regulations under section 80A or 80B may— a make provision about notices to be given, evidence to be produced and other procedures to be followed by employees and…
Section 80EE — Application in relation to stillbirths
Application in relation to stillbirths 80EE In this Chapter— a references to a child include a child stillborn after twenty-four weeks of pregnancy, and b references to the death of a child are to be…
Section 80EF — Neonatal care leave
Neonatal care leave 80EF 1 The Secretary of State must make regulations entitling an employee to be absent from work on leave under this section if the employee satisfies conditions specified in the…
Section 80F — Statutory right to request contract variation
Statutory right to request contract variation 80F 1 A qualifying employee may apply to his employer for a change in his terms and conditions of employment if— a the change relates to— i the hours he…
Section 80EG — Rights during and after neonatal care leave
Rights during and after neonatal care leave 80EG 1 Regulations under section 80EF must provide— a that an employee who is absent on leave under that section is entitled, for such purposes and to such…
Section 80G — Employer’s duties in relation to application under section 80F
Employer’s duties in relation to application under section 80F 80G 1 An employer to whom an application under section 80F is made— a shall deal with the application in a reasonable manner, aza shall…
Section 80EH — Special cases
Special cases 80EH 1 Regulations under section 80EF may make provision about— a redundancy during or after a period of leave under that section, or b dismissal (other than by reason of redundancy)…
Section 80H — Complaints to employment tribunals
Complaints to employment tribunals 80H 1 An employee who makes an application under section 80F may present a complaint to an employment tribunal— a that his employer has failed in relation to the…
Section 80EI — Chapter 5: supplemental
Chapter 5: supplemental 80EI 1 Regulations under section 80EF may— a specify circumstances where neonatal care is to be regarded as continuous despite an interruption; b make provision about notices…
Section 80I — Remedies
Remedies 80I 1 Where an employment tribunal finds a complaint under section 80H well-founded it shall make a declaration to that effect and may— a make an order for reconsideration of the…
Section 80J — Carer’s leave
Carer’s leave 80J 1 The Secretary of State must make regulations entitling an employee to be absent from work on leave under this section in order to provide or arrange care for a dependant with a…
Section 80K — Rights during and after carer’s leave
Rights during and after carer’s leave 80K 1 Regulations under section 80J must provide— a that an employee who is absent on leave under that section is entitled, for such purposes and to such extent…
Section 80L — Special cases
Special cases 80L 1 Regulations under section 80J may make provision about— a redundancy during or after a period of leave under that section; b dismissal (other than by reason of redundancy) during…
Section 80M — Part 8B: supplemental
Part 8B: supplemental 80M 1 Regulations under section 80J may— a make provision about notices to be given and other procedures to be followed by employees and employers; b make provision requiring…
Section 80N — Complaint to employment tribunal
Complaint to employment tribunal 80N 1 An employee may complain to an employment tribunal that their employer— a has unreasonably postponed a period of carer’s leave, or b has prevented or attempted…
Section 86 — Rights of employer and employee to minimum notice.
Rights of employer and employee to minimum notice. 86 1 The notice required to be given by an employer to terminate the contract of employment of a person who has been continuously employed for one…
Section 87 — Rights of employee in period of notice.
Rights of employee in period of notice. 87 1 If an employer gives notice to terminate the contract of employment of a person who has been continuously employed for one month or more, the provisions…
Section 88 — Employments with normal working hours.
Employments with normal working hours. 88 1 If an employee has normal working hours under the contract of employment in force during the period of notice and during any part of those normal working…
Section 89 — Employments without normal working hours.
Employments without normal working hours. 89 1 If an employee does not have normal working hours under the contract of employment in force in the period of notice, the employer is liable to pay the…
Section 90 — Short-term incapacity benefit , contributory employment and support allowance and industrial injury benefit.
Short-term incapacity benefit , contributory employment and support allowance and industrial injury benefit. 90 1 This section has effect where the arrangements in force relating to the employment…
Section 91 — Supplementary.
Supplementary. 91 1 An employer is not liable under section 88 or 89 to make any payment in respect of a period during which an employee is absent from work with the leave of the employer granted at…
Section 92 — Right to written statement of reasons for dismissal.
Right to written statement of reasons for dismissal. 92 1 An employee is entitled to be provided by his employer with a written statement giving particulars of the reasons for the employee’s…
Section 93 — Complaints to employment tribunal .
Complaints to employment tribunal . 93 1 A complaint may be presented to an employment tribunal by an employee on the ground that— a the employer unreasonably failed to provide a written statement…
Section 94 — The right.
The right. 94 1 An employee has the right not to be unfairly dismissed by his employer. 2 Subsection (1) has effect subject to the following provisions of this Part (in particular sections 108 to…
Section 95 — Circumstances in which an employee is dismissed.
Circumstances in which an employee is dismissed. 95 1 For the purposes of this Part an employee is dismissed by his employer if (and, subject to subsection (2) . . . , only if)— a the contract under…
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Section 97 — Effective date of termination.
Effective date of termination. 97 1 Subject to the following provisions of this section, in this Part “ the effective date of termination ”— a in relation to an employee whose contract of employment…
Section 98 — General.
General. 98 1 In determining for the purposes of this Part whether the dismissal of an employee is fair or unfair, it is for the employer to show— a the reason (or, if more than one, the principal…
Section 98A — Procedural fairness
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Section 98ZA — No normal retirement age: dismissal before 65
No normal retirement age: dismissal before 65 98ZA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .