174 Death of employer: dismissal
Employment Rights Act 1996 (1996 c 18) | Legislation

Death of employer or employee

174  Death of employer: dismissal

(1)     Where the contract of employment of an employee is taken for the purposes of this Part to be terminated by his employer by reason of the employer's death, this Part has effect in accordance with the following provisions of this section.

(2)     Section 138 applies as if—

(a)     in subsection (1)(a), for the words “in pursuance” onwards there were substituted “by a personal representative of the deceased employer”,

(b)     in subsection (1)(b), for the words “either immediately” onwards

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