Schedule 1 Interim Relief Pending Determination of Claim for Unfair Dismissal
Application for interim relief.
(1) An employee who claims to have been dismissed by the employee’s employer wholly or mainly for having made a protected disclosure may apply to the Circuit Court for interim relief.
(2) The Circuit Court shall not entertain an application for interim relief unless it is presented to the Court before the end of the period of 21 days immediately following the date of dismissal (whether before, on or after that date) or such longer period as the Court may allow.
(3) The Court shall determine the application for interim relief as soon as practicable.
(4) The employee shall give the employer prior written notice of intention to make the application for interim relief.
(5) The Court shall not exercise any power it has of postponing the hearing of an application for interim relief except where it is satisfied that special circumstances exist which justify it in doing so.
Procedure on hearing of application and making of order.