N.I.
Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
2015 CHAPTER 1
An Act to make provision about shared rights to leave from work and statutory pay in connection with caring for children; time off work to accompany to ante-natal appointments or to attend adoption appointments; to make provision about the right to request flexible working; and for connected purposes.
[8th January 2015]
BE IT ENACTED by being passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly and assented to by Her Majesty as follows:
PART 1 N.I.DEFINED EXPRESSIONS IN THIS ACT
Defined expressions in this ActN.I.
1 In this Act—
“the Employment Rights Order” means the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996,
“the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992.
PART 2 N.I.SHARED RIGHTS TO LEAVE AND PAY
Shared parental leaveN.I.
Shared parental leaveN.I.
Exclusion or curtailment of other statutory rights to leaveN.I.
Abolition of additional paternity leaveN.I.
Statutory shared parental payN.I.
Statutory shared parental payN.I.
Exclusion or curtailment of other statutory rights to payN.I.
Abolition of additional paternity payN.I.
Other statutory rightsN.I.
Other statutory rights to leave of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placedN.I.
Other statutory rights to pay of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placedN.I.
Other statutory rights to leave of applicants for parental ordersN.I.
Other statutory rights to pay of applicants for parental ordersN.I.
Statutory paternity pay: notice requirement and period of paymentN.I.
Rate of statutory adoption payN.I.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 3 N.I.TIME OFF WORK: ANTE-NATAL CARE, ADOPTION APPOINTMENTS
Time off work to accompany to ante-natal appointmentsN.I.
Time off work for ante-natal care: increased amount of awardN.I.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PART 4 N.I.OTHER EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS: MISCELLANEOUS
Flexible working: removal of requirement to be a carerN.I.
Procedure for regulations as to prescribed amount of annual leaveN.I.
PART 5 N.I.GENERAL PROVISIONS
Supplementary, incidental and consequential etc. provisionN.I.
21—(1) The Department may by order make such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as it considers appropriate—
(a)for the purposes of, or in consequence of, or for giving full effect to, this Act or any provision of it,
(b)in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Act.
(2) An order under subsection (1) may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any statutory provision (including this Act).
(3) In subsection (2), “modify” includes the making of additions, omissions and exceptions.
(4) Except as mentioned in subsection (5), an order made under this section is subject to negative resolution.
(5) An order under subsection (1) containing provision which adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of Northern Ireland legislation or an Act of Parliament is not to be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
(6) In this section—
(a)“the Department” means the Department for Employment and Learning,
(b)“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CommencementN.I.
23—(1) This Act, except this section and sections 21 and 24, comes into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.
(2) Without prejudice to section 21(1), an order under subsection (1) may contain such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Department considers necessary or expedient in connection with any provision brought into operation by the order.
(3) In this section, “the Department” has the same meaning as in section 21.
Short titleN.I.
24 This Act may be cited as the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
SCHEDULES
Section14(1).
SCHEDULE 1N.I.Minor and consequential amendments
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Section 22.
SCHEDULE 2N.I.Repeals
Short Title | Extent of Repeal |
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The Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 13) | In Schedule 5, in paragraph 5A, sub-paragraph (8). |
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7) | The italic cross-heading preceding section 167ZA. |
The italic cross-heading preceding section 167ZEA. | |
Sections 167ZEA to 167EE. | |
The italic cross-heading preceding section 167ZF. | |
In section 167ZG, subsection (4). | |
In section 167ZN, subsection (1). | |
In section 172(2), the words “, sections 167ZEA to 167EE” and “or section 167ZN(1)”. | |
The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 16) | Article 112AA. |
Article 112BB. | |
In Article 112C(1), the words “or 112AA”. | |
In Article 112C(2), the words “or 112AA”. | |
In Article 112C(2), sub-paragraph (za). | |
In Article 112C(2), the word “and” following sub-paragraph (b). | |
In Article 112C(4), sub-paragraph (za). | |
In Article 112C(4)(d) the words “or 112AA”. | |
Article 112E, paragraph (2). | |
In Article 112F(1), the word “and” following sub-paragraph (a); and sub-paragraph (b). | |
In Article 112F(2), the word “and” following sub-paragraph (c); and sub-paragraph (d). | |
In Article 112F, paragraph (9). | |
The Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (N1 16) | The italic cross-heading preceding Article 5. |
Articles 5 to 12, 13(2) and 14(2), (3) and (5). | |
In Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 4, 9 to 14, 15(2), 16 to 19, 21, 23 to 29 and 34 to 50. | |
The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (c. 2) | In section 20(8), the definition of “additional paternity pay period”. |