Northern Ireland civil procedure
How can an employee preserve redundancy-payment entitlement in Northern Ireland?
Six months beginning with the relevant date, with a separate discretionary subsequent period. Complete one of the four acts identified by Article 199. Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route.
- Period
- Six months beginning with the relevant date, with a separate discretionary subsequent period
- Trigger
- The established relevant date and the particular qualifying preservation act
- Rule
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)
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The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
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How can an employee preserve redundancy-payment entitlement in Northern Ireland?
Six months beginning with the relevant date, with a separate discretionary subsequent period. Complete one of the four acts identified by Article 199. Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route.
Responsible actor. The employee preserving entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment.
The established relevant date and the particular qualifying preservation act.
Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route.
Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)How does this provision count time?
- Establish the established relevant date and the particular qualifying preservation act.
- Complete one of the four acts identified by Article 199.
- Six months beginning with the relevant date, with a separate discretionary subsequent period. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
- Complete one of the four acts identified by Article 199. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
Six months beginning with the relevant date, with a separate discretionary subsequent period. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
Complete one of the four acts identified by Article 199. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Applicable event and branch
- Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route.
- Counting and boundary
- Six months beginning with the relevant date, with a separate discretionary subsequent period. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
- Required completion
- Complete one of the four acts identified by Article 199. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions. A court vacation, a discretionary extension or an unestablished service method cannot supply a fabricated date.
- Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route. The provision preserves entitlement through four different acts and a discretionary subsequent period. Early-conciliation adjustments apply only to specified routes. One unconditional tribunal-filing date would erase those distinctions.
- This procedure concerns the employee preserving entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment. Its controlling event is the established relevant date and the particular qualifying preservation act. Agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and unfair-dismissal complaint are different acts. Article 249B applies to the stated tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions, not automatically every preservation route.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
How can an employee preserve redundancy-payment entitlement in Northern Ireland?
Is tribunal filing the only qualifying act?
No. Article 199 identifies agreement and payment, written employer claim, tribunal reference and a qualifying dismissal complaint.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)Do all four acts receive the same conciliation adjustment?
No. Article 199(4) specifically applies Article 249B to the identified tribunal-reference and subsequent-period provisions.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)Is the second six months an automatic extension?
No. The subsequent-period branch also requires the tribunal's just-and-equitable assessment.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)Does the dismissal date always equal the relevant date?
Establish the statutory relevant date. The selected preservation act and entitlement facts must also be identified.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)Can agreement without payment satisfy the agreement-and-payment branch?
Article 199(1)(a) identifies agreement and payment. Establish both rather than infer completion from negotiations.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)What must a written employer claim establish?
It must be the actual qualifying notice claiming redundancy payment given to the employer under Article 199.
Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1)Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Article 199(1) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal Rules 2020, Schedule 1 rule 5 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |