Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006
Right of employees to information and consultation. |
3.— (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, an employee employed in an undertaking employing 50 or more employees has a right to information and consultation. | |
(2) This Act is without prejudice to— | ||
(a) the information and consultation procedures under the Protection of Employment Act 1977 , as amended by the Protection of Employment Order 1996 ( S.I. No. 370 of 1996 ), and the European Communities (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 488 of 2000 ), | ||
(b) the information and consultation procedures under the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 ( S.I. No. 131 of 2003 ), | ||
(c) the information and consultation procedures under the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 and the European Communities ( Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 ) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 ( S.I. No. 386 of 1999 ), and | ||
(d) any right to information, consultation or participation conferred on employees by any other Act or instrument thereunder. | ||
(3) For the avoidance of doubt, the according to employees of their rights through a European Employees’ Forum, an Information and Consultation procedure or a European Works Council established under the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Act 1996 or by an agreement under section 6 of that Act, is not sufficient compliance by the employer with this Act. |