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UK Law Reference
All sections of Employment Rights Act 1996
1996 c. 18, s.219

Section 219 — Reinstatement or re-engagement of dismissed employee.

Extent: E+W+S

This version in force from 2024-04-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) Regulations made by the Secretary of State may make provision—

(a) for preserving the continuity of a person’s period of employment for the purposes of this Chapter or for the purposes of this Chapter as applied by or under any other enactment specified in the regulations, or

(b) for modifying or excluding the operation of section 214 subject to the recovery of any such payment as is mentioned in that section,

in cases where . . . a dismissed employee is reinstated [F1 , re-engaged or otherwise re-employed] by his employer or by a successor or associated employer of that employer [F2 in any circumstances prescribed by the regulations.]

Amendment notes

  1. F1 Words in s. 219(1) substituted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 15, Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(b); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1
  2. F2 Words in s. 219(1) inserted (1.8.1998) by 1998 c. 8, s. 15, Sch. 1 para. 25(2)(c); S.I. 1998/1658, art. 2(1), Sch. 1