Search Legislation

Advanced Search

The Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Application

  3. PART II EMPLOYEE NUMBERS AND ENTITLEMENT TO DATA

    1. 4.Calculation of number of employees

    2. 5.Entitlement to data

    3. 6.Complaint of failure to provide data

  4. PART III NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS

    1. 7.Employee request to negotiate an agreement in respect of information and consultation

    2. 8.Pre-existing agreements: ballot for endorsement of employee request

    3. 9.Pre-existing agreements covering groups of undertakings

    4. 10.Complaint about ballot for endorsement of employee request

    5. 11.Employer notification of decision to start negotiations

    6. 12.Restrictions on employee request and employer notification

    7. 13.Dispute about employee request, employer notification or whether obligation in regulation 7(1) applies

    8. 14.Negotiations to reach an agreement

    9. 15.Complaints about election or appointment of negotiating representatives

    10. 16.Negotiated agreements

    11. 17.Complaints about ballot for employee approval of negotiated agreement

  5. PART IV STANDARD INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION PROVISIONS

    1. 18.Application of standard information and consultation provisions

    2. 19.Election of information and consultation representatives

    3. 20.Standard information and consultation provisions

  6. PART V DUTY OF CO-OPERATION

    1. 21.Co-operation

  7. PART VI COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT

    1. 22.Disputes about operation of a negotiated agreement or the standard information and consultation provisions

    2. 23.Penalties

    3. 24.Exclusivity of remedy

  8. PART VII CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

    1. 25.Breach of statutory duty

    2. 26.Withholding of information by the employer

  9. PART VIII PROTECTIONS FOR INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION REPRESENTATIVES, ETC.

    1. 27.Right to time off for information and consultation representatives, etc.

    2. 28.Right to remuneration for time off under regulation 27

    3. 29.Right to time off: complaint to industrial tribunals

    4. 30.Unfair dismissal

    5. 31.Subsidiary provisions relating to unfair dismissal

    6. 32.Detriment

    7. 33.Detriment: enforcement and subsidiary provisions

    8. 34.Conciliation

  10. PART IX MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 35.Industrial Court: proceedings

    2. 36.Labour Relations Agency

    3. 37.Restrictions on contracting out: general

    4. 38.Restrictions on contracting out: Part VIII

    5. 39.Crown employment

    6. 40.Exception for merchant navy

  11. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOTS HELD UNDER REGULATION 19

      1. 1.Ballot arrangements

      2. 2.The requirements referred to in paragraph 1 are that –...

      3. 3.Any employee or an employees' representative who believes that the...

      4. 4.Where the Industrial Court finds the complaint well-founded it shall...

      5. 5.An order under paragraph 4 shall specify the modifications to...

      6. 6.A person is an independent ballot supervisor for the purposes...

      7. 7.For the purposes of paragraph 3 the arrangements for the...

      8. 8.Conduct of the ballot

      9. 9.A ballot supervisor’s appointment shall require that he –

      10. 10.As soon as reasonably practicable after the date of the...

      11. 11.A ballot supervisor shall publish a report (“an ineffective ballot...

      12. 12.Where a ballot supervisor publishes an ineffective ballot report the...

      13. 13.A ballot supervisor must publish an ineffective ballot report in...

      14. 14.Where a ballot supervisor publishes an ineffective ballot report the...

      15. 15.All costs relating to the holding of the ballot, including...

  13. Explanatory Note

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

Explanatory Memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Rule and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Rule accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Northern Ireland Statutory Rule or Draft Northern Ireland Statutory Rule laid before the UK Parliament during the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources