Employment Act 1982

Employment Act 1982
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to provide for compensation out of public funds for certain past cases of dismissal for failure to conform to the requirements of a union membership agreement; to amend the law relating to workers, employers, trade unions and employers' associations; to make provision with respect to awards by industrial tribunals and awards by, and the procedure of, the Employment Appeal Tribunal; and for connected purposes.
Citation1982 c. 46
Dates
Royal assent28 October 1982
Repealed22 July 2004
Other legislation
Repealed byStatute Law (Repeals) Act 2004
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Employment Act 1982 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (c. 46), mainly relating to trade unions. It increased compensation for those dismissed because of the closed shop and restricted the immunities enjoyed by trade unions.