Part II Employment
Discrimination by employers
E27 Exemption for small businesses.
1
Nothing in this Part applies in relation to an employer who has fewer than F415 employees.
2
The Secretary of State may by order amend subsection (1) by substituting a different number (not greater than 20) for the number for the time being specified there.
F53
Before making an order under subsection (2) the Secretary of State shall consult—
a
the Disability Rights Commission;
b
such organisations representing the interests of employers as he considers appropriate; and
c
such organisations representing the interests of disabled persons in employment or seeking employment as he considers appropriate.
4
The Secretary of State shall, before laying an order under this section before Parliament, publish a summary of the views expressed to him in his consultations.
E17 Exemption for small businesses.
1
Nothing in this Part applies in relation to an employer who has fewer than F115 employees.
2
The F2Department of Economic Development may by order amend subsection (1) by substituting a different number (not greater than 20) for the number for the time being specified there.
F33
Before making an order under subsection (2) the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister shall consult—
a
the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland;
b
such organisations representing the interests of employers as that Office considers appropriate; and
c
such organisations representing the interests of disabled persons in employment or seeking employment as that Office considers appropriate.
4
The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister shall, before laying an order under this section before the Assembly, publish a summary of the views expressed to it in its consultations.