§ Amendments made: No. 54, in page 9, line 12, leave out '(4)' and insert '(5)'.
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No. 55, in page 9, leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert—
'(4) In section 23 of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, for subsection (4) there shall be substituted—
(4) This section does not apply where the detriment in question amounts to dismissal within the meaning of—
- (a) Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal), or
- (b) Part XI of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland),
except where in relation to Northern Ireland the person in question is dismissed in circumstances in which, by virtue of Article 240 of that Order (fixed term contracts), Part XI does not apply to the dismissal.
(5) In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Tax Credits Act 1999, for sub-paragraph (3) there shall be substituted
(3) This paragraph does not apply where the detriment in question amounts to dismissal within the meaning of—
- (a) Part X of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal), or
- (b) Part XI of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (corresponding provision for Northern Ireland),
except where in relation to Northern Ireland the employee is dismissed in circumstances in which, by virtue of Article 240 of that Order (fixed term contracts), Part XI does not apply to the dismissal."'.—[Mr. Wills.]