Employment Act 1980
1980 c.42
An Act to provide for payments out of public funds towards trade unions’ expenditure in respect of ballots, for the use of employers’ premises in connection with ballots, and for the issue by the Secretary of State of Codes of Practice for the improvement of industrial relations; to make provision in respect of exclusion or expulsion from trade unions and otherwise to amend the law relating to workers, employers, trade unions and employers’ associations; to repeal section 1A of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974; and for connected purposes.
[1st August 1980]
Act partly in force at Royal Assent see s. 21(2); Act wholly in force at 22.12.1980
The extent provision of this Act as originally enacted was repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202); see s. 21

Trade union ballots and Codes of Practice

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S. 1 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

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S. 2 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch.1

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S. 3 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

Exclusion from trade union membership

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S. 4 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

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S. 5 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

Unfair dismissal

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S. 6 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

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Ss. 7, 10 repealed by Employment Act 1982 (c. 46, SIF 43:5), s. 21(3), Sch. 4

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(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 8(1) repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch. 10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch. 1.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
S. 8(2) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

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S. 9 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

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Ss. 7, 10 repealed by Employment Act 1982 (c. 46, SIF 43:5), s. 21(3), Sch. 4

Maternity

11 Notices to the employer.
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S. 11 repealed (10.6.1994) by 1993 c. 19, ss. 51, 52, Sch. 10; S.I. 1994/1365, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 3(1))

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S. 12 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

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S. 13 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

Other rights of employees

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S. 14 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

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S. 15 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

Restrictions on legal liability

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S. 16 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

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S. 17 repealed by Employment Act 1990 (c. 38, SIF 43:5), s. 16(2), Sch. 3

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S. 18 repealed by Employment Act 1982 (c. 46, SIF 43:5), Sch. 4

Miscellaneous and general

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S. 19 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

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S. 20 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

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S. 21 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

SCHEDULE 1 Minor and Consequential Amendments
Section 20.

The Post Office Act 1969.
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Sch. 1 para. 1 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

The Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974
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Sch. 1 para. 2 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1
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Sch. 1 para. 3 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1

The Employment Protection Act 1975
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Sch. 1 para. 4 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1
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Sch. 1 para. 5 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1
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Sch. 1 para. 6 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch.1
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Sch. 1 para. 7 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1
1975 c. 71.

The Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978
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Sch. 1 para. 8 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 para. 9 repealed by Employment Act 1989 (c. 38, SIF 43:1), s. 29(4), Sch. 7 Pt. III
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Sch. 1 para. 10 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch.10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch.1.
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Sch. 1 para. 11 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 paras. 12, 14 repealed by Employment Act 1982 (c. 46, SIF 43:5), s. 21(3), Sch. 4
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Sch. 1 para. 13 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 paras. 12, 14 repealed by Employment Act 1982 (c. 46, SIF 43:5), s. 21(3), Sch. 4
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Sch. 1 para.15 repealed by Insolvency Act 1985 (c. 65, SIF 66), s. 235(3), Sch. 10 Pt. IV
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Sch. 1 para. 16 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
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Sch. 1 para. 17 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
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Sch. 1 para. 18 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
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Sch. 1 para. 19 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch.1
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Sch. 1 para. 20 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 para. 21(a) repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch.10; S.I. 1993/1908, art. 2(1), Sch.1 and para. 21(b) repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1
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Sch. 1 para. 22 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 para. 23 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 para. 24 repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52), ss. 300(1), 302, Sch. 1
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Sch. 1 para. 25 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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Sch. 1 para. 26 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
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Sch.1 para. 27 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
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Sch. 1 para. 28 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
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Sch. 1 para. 29 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 17, ss. 45, 46, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with s. 38)
30 In paragraph 23(1) of Schedule 11 of the 1978 Act, for the words from “section 14” to “those provisions” there shall be substituted the words “ sections 31 and 32 of the Powers of Criminal Courts Act 1973 (powers of Crown Court in relation to fines and forfeited recognisances) shall have effect as if ”.
Sch. 1 para. 30 repealed (E.W.) by Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49, SIF 39:3), s. 16(6)
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Sch.1 para. 31 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
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S. 32 repealed (30.8.1993) by 1993 c. 19, s. 51, Sch.10; S.I. 1908, art. 2(1), Sch.1.
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Sch. 1 para. 33 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)
The text of Sch. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in the Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals that may have been made prior to 1.2.1991
SCHEDULE 2
Sch. 2 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)