The Department for the Economy has made a Statutory Rule entitled “The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week's Pay) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021", (S.R. 2021 No. 112), which comes into operation on 30th April 2021.

This Statutory Rule (SR) amends regulations 2 and 3 of the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week's Pay) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (“the principal regulations”).

The principal regulations ensured that various statutory entitlements based on a week's pay, and connected with termination of employment, were not reduced as a result of an employee being furloughed under the CJRS.

At the time the principal regulations were made, it was envisaged that the CJRS would end on 31 October 2020. This SR amends the definition of the CJRS to reflect its extension to 30th September 2021.

These Regulations also make a technical amendment to Regulation 8 of the principal regulations regarding the definition of the scheme cap.

Copies of the Rule may be purchased from The Stationery Office (TSO) at www.tsoshop.co.uk or by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or viewed online at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr