Employment Act 1990

Access to employmentE+W+S

F11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

Industrial action and ballotsE+W+S

F44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F99. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

The Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union MembersE+W+S

F1010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

F1111. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

MiscellaneousE+W+S

F1212. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

13 Merger of Redundancy Fund with National Insurance Fund, &c.E+W+S

F13(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)References to the Redundancy Fund in subordinate legislation (within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978) shall be construed as references to the National Insurance Fund.

F13(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

Marginal Citations

14 Period during which children may be employed for work experience.E+W+S

In section 1 of the M2Education (Work Experience) Act 1973 (work experience in the last year of compulsory schooling), in subsection (4) for the words from “a child is in his last year of compulsory schooling” to the end substitute “a child shall be taken to be in his last year of compulsory schooling from the beginning of the term at his school which precedes the beginning of the school year in which by virtue of section 9 of the Education Act 1962 he would be entitled to leave school.”.

Marginal Citations

GeneralU.K.

15 Financial provision.E+W+S

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.

F1416. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E+W+S

Textual Amendments

F14S. 16 repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

Valid from 22/08/1998

17 Northern Ireland.E+W+S

F15(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2)F16. . . the provisions of this Act do not extend to Northern Ireland.

Textual Amendments

F15S. 17(1) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

F16Words in s. 17(2) repealed (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 242, 243, Sch. 3 Pt. I (with ss. 191-195, 202)

18 Short title and commencement.E+W+S

(1)This Act may be cited as the Employment Act 1990.

(2)The following provisions of this Act come into force on Royal Assent—

  • F17. . .

  • F17. . .

  • section 14 (period during which children may be employed for work experience), and

  • sections 15 and 17 and this section (general ancillary provisions).

(3)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed for different provisions.

(4)An order bringing into force any provision may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be appropriate.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1S. 18(3)(4) power of appointment exercised: S.I. 1990/2378, 1991/89, art. 2.

P2S. 18(4) power exercised by S.I. 1991/89

Textual Amendments

F17In s. 18(1) the paragraphs relating to sections 11 and 12 are expressed to be repealed (16.10.1992) by Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act (c. 52, SIF 43:5), ss. 300, 302, Sch.1 (with Sch. 3)