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        Employment Protection (Consolidation) Act 1978 (c. 44)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I Employment Particulars
        Written particulars of employment
        1. Written particulars of terms of employment.
        2. Supplementary provisions relating to statements under s. 1.
        3. . . .
        4. Changes in terms of employment.
        5. Exclusion of certain contracts in writing.
        6. Power of Secretary of State to require further particulars.
        7. . . .
        Itemised pay statements
        8. Right to itemised pay statement.
        9. Standing statement of fixed deductions.
        10. Power to amend ss. 8 and 9.
        Enforcement of rights under Part I
        11. References to industrial tribunals.
        Part II Rights Arising in Course of Employment
        Guarantee payments
        12. Right to guarantee payment.
        13. General exclusions from right under s. 12.
        14. Calculation of guarantee payment.
        15. Limits on amount of and entitlement to guarantee payment.
        16. Supplementary provisions relating to guarantee payments.
        17. Complaint to industrial tribunal.
        18. Exemption orders.
        Suspension from work on medical grounds
        19. Right to remuneration on suspension on medical grounds.
        20. General exclusions from right under s. 19.
        21. Calculation of remuneration.
        22. Complaint to industrial tribunal.
        Right not to suffer detriment in health and safety cases
        22A. Right not to suffer detriment in health and safety cases.
        22AA. Right of employee representatives not to suffer detriment.
        22B. Proceedings for contravention of section 22A.
        22C. Remedies.
        Trade union membership and activities
        23. Trade union membership and activities.
        24. Complaint to industrial tribunal.
        25. Supplementary provisions relating to complaints under s. 24.
        26. Assessment of compensation on a complaint under s. 24.
        26A. Awards against third parties.
        Time off work
        27. Time off for carrying out trade union duties.
        28. Time off for trade union activities.
        29. Time off for public duties.
        30. Provisions as to industrial tribunals.
        31. Time off to look for work or make arrangements for training.
        31A. Time off for ante-natal care.
        31AA. Time off for employee representatives.
        32. Provisions supplementary to ss. 27 to 31A.
        Part III Maternity
        General right to maternity leave
        33. General right to maternity leave.
        34. Commencement of maternity leave period.
        35. Duration of maternity leave period.
        36. Notice of commencement of leave.
        37. Requirement to inform employer of pregnancy etc.
        37A. Requirement to inform employer of return during maternity leave period.
        38. Special provision where redundancy during maternity leave period.
        38A. Contractual right to maternity leave.
        Right to return to work
        39. Right to return to work.
        40. Requirement to give notice of return to employer.
        41. Special provision where redundancies occur before return to work.
        42. Exercise of right to return to work.
        43. Supplementary.
        44. Contractual rights.
        Suspension from work on maternity grounds
        45. Suspension from work on maternity grounds.
        46. Right to offer of alternative work.
        47. Right to remuneration on suspension.
        Part IV Termination of Employment
        49. Rights of employer and employee to a minimum period of notice.
        50. Rights of employee in period of notice.
        51. Measure of damages in proceedings against employers.
        52. Statutory contracts.
        53. Written statement of reasons for dismissal.
        Part V Unfair Dismissal
        Right not to be unfairly dismissed
        54. Right of employee not to be unfairly dismissed.
        Meaning of unfair dismissal
        55. Meaning of"dismissal".
        56. Failure to permit woman to return to work after confinement treated as dismissal.
        56A. Exclusion of s. 56 in certain cases.
        57. General provisions relating to fairness of dismissal.
        57A. Dismissal in health and safety cases.
        57AA. Dismissal of employee representatives.
        58. Dismissal relating to trade union membership.
        58A. . . .
        59. Dismissal on ground of redundancy.
        60. Dismissal on ground of pregnancy.
        60A. Dismissal on grounds of assertion of statutory right.
        61. Dismissal of replacement.
        62. Dismissal in connection with a lock-out, strike or other industrial action.
        62A. Dismissal of those taking part in unofficial industrial action.
        63. Pressure on employer to dismiss unfairly.
        Exclusion of section 54
        64. Qualifying period and upper age limit.
        64A. Extended qualifying period where no more than twenty employees.
        65. Exclusion in respect of dismissal procedures agreement.
        66. Revocation of exclusion order under s. 65.
        Remedies for unfair dismissal
        67. Complaint to industrial tribunal.
        68. Remedies for unfair dismissal.
        69. Order for reinstatement or re-engagement.
        70. Supplementary provisions relating to s. 69.
        71. Enforcement of s. 69 order and compensation.
        Amount of compensation
        72. Compensation for unfair dismissal.
        72A. Reduction of compensation: matters to be disregarded.
        73. Calculation of basic award.
        74. Calculation of compensatory award.
        75. Limit on compensation.
        75A. Calculation of special award.
        76. Compensation for act which is both sex or racial discrimination (or both) and unfair dismissal.
        76A. Awards against third parties.
        76B, 76C . . .
        Interim relief
        77. Interim relief pending determination of complaint of unfair dismissal.
        77A. Procedure on hearing of application and making of order.
        78. Orders for continuation of contract of employment.
        78A. Application for variation or revocation of order.
        79. Supplementary provisions relating to interim relief.
        Teachers in aided schools
        80. Teacher in aided school dismissed on requirement of local education authority.
        Part VI Redundancy Payments
        Right to redundancy payment
        81. General provisions as to right to redundancy payment.
        82. General exclusions from right to redundancy payment.
        83. Dismissal by employer.
        84. Renewal of contract or re-engagement.
        85. Employee anticipating expiry of employer's notice.
        86. Failure to permit woman to return to work after confinement treated as dismissal.
        87. Lay-off and short-time.
        88. Right to redundancy payment by reason of lay-off or short-time.
        89. Supplementary provisions relating to redundancy payments in respect of lay-off or short-time.
        90. The relevant date.
        91. Reference of questions to tribunal.
        92. Special provisions as to termination of contract in cases of misconduct or industrial dispute.
        93. Implied or constructive termination of contract.
        94. Change of ownership of business.
        95. Transfer to Crown employment.
        96. Exemption orders.
        97. . . .
        98. Exclusion or reduction of redundancy payment on account of pension rights.
        99. Public offices, etc.
        100. Domestic servants.
        101. Claims for redundancy payments.
        102. Written particulars of redundancy payment.
        Redundancy Fund
        103. . . .
        104. . . .
        104A. . . .
        105. . . .
        106. Payments out of fund to employees.
        107. Supplementary provisions relating to applications under s. 106.
        108. References to tribunal relating to payments under s. 106.
        109. . . .
        Miscellaneous and supplemental
        110. Strike during currency of employer's notice to terminate contract.
        111. Payments equivalent to redundancy rebates in respect of civil servants, etc.
        112. References to tribunal relating to equivalent payments.
        113. . . .
        114. Meaning of"Government of overseas territory".
        115. Application of Part VI to employment not under contract of employment.
        116. Provision for treating termination of certain employments by statute as equivalent to dismissal.
        117. Employees paid by person other than employer.
        118. Statutory compensation schemes.
        119. Provisions as to notices.
        120. Offences.
        Part VII Insolvency of Employer
        121. . . .
        122. Employee's rights on insolvency of employer.
        123. Payment of unpaid contributions to occupational pension scheme.
        124. Complaint to industrial tribunal.
        125. Transfer to Secretary of State of rights and remedies.
        126. Power of Secretary of State to obtain information in connection with applications.
        127. Interpretation of ss. 122 to 126.
        Part VIII Resolution of Disputes Relating to Employment
        Industrial tribunals
        128. Industrial tribunals.
        129. Remedy for infringement of certain rights under this Act.
        130. Jurisdiction of referees to be exercised by tribunals.
        131. Power to confer jurisdiction on industrial tribunals in respect of damages, etc., for breach of contract of employment.
        Recoupment of certain benefits
        132. Recoupment of unemployment benefit and supplementary benefit.
        Conciliation officers
        133. General provisions as to conciliation officers.
        134. Functions of conciliation officers on complaint under s. 67.
        Employment Appeal Tribunal
        135. Employment Appeal Tribunal.
        136. Appeals to Tribunal from industrial tribunals and Certification Officer.
        136A. Restriction of vexatious proceedings.
        Part IX Miscellaneous and Supplemental
        Extension of employment protection legislation
        137. Power to extend employment protection legislation.
        Crown employment
        138. Application of Act to Crown employment.
        138A. Application of Act to armed forces.
        House of Commons staff
        139. Provisions as to House of Commons staff.
        House of Lords staff
        139A. Provisions as to House of Lords staff.
        Contracting out of provisions of Act
        140. Restrictions on contracting out.
        Excluded classes of employment
        141. Employment outside Great Britain.
        142. Contracts for a fixed term.
        143. . . .
        144. Mariners.
        145. . . .
        146. Miscellaneous classes of employment.
        146A. National Security.
        147. . . .
        Supplementary provisions
        148. Review of limits.
        149. General power to amend Act.
        150. Death of employee or employer.
        151. Computation of period of continuous employment.
        152. Calculation of normal working hours and a week's pay.
        153. Interpretation.
        154. Orders, rules and regulations.
        155. Offences by bodies corporate.
        156. Payments into the Consolidated Fund.
        157. Northern Ireland.
        158. The Isle of Man.
        159. Transitional provisions, savings, consequential amendments and repeals.
        160. Citation, commencement and extent.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1
        SCHEDULE 2
        SCHEDULE 3
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        SCHEDULE 5
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        SCHEDULE 12
        SCHEDULE 13
        SCHEDULE 14
        SCHEDULE 15
        SCHEDULE 16
        Schedule 17.

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