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No. 504 Fair Employment (Specification of Public Authorities) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2006

This Order amends the 2004 Order of the same name by specifying a number of persons or bodies as public authorities for certain purposes under part VII of the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 and provides for persons who are to be treated as employees of these authorities. The Order came into effect on 1/1/07.

2008-2015

Index of employment-related statute (Acts and Orders) 2008-2015

Dismissal

Employees can be dismissed for reasons such as gross misconduct or a fundamental breach of contract. A fair and robust process should be followed where all parties have certain rights and responsibilities.

Agency worker

An agency worker is someone who is supplied by an employment business/agency to work for the hirer under a contract of employment or other such contract as agreed between the employment business/agency and the hirer.

1871-1976

Index of employment-related statute (Acts and Orders) 1871-1976

Statutory Adoption Pay

One of the qualifying conditions for receipt of SAP is to have average weekly earnings (before tax) of £123 or more (April 2024).

Bullying and harassment

Everyone should be treated with dignity and respect at work. Bullying or harassment of any kind should not be tolerated.

Contracts of employment

Employers must provide a contract of employment which sets out the terms and conditions of employment.

Pension scheme trustees and directors of trustee companies

Employees who are trustees of an occupational pension scheme (as defined in Section 1 of the Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993) or directors of trustee companies are entitled to reasonable time off with pay to carry out any of their trustee’s duties, or to receive training relevant to those duties.