228 New employments and other special cases
228 New employments and other special cases
Employment Rights Act 1996 (1996 c 18) | Legislation

(1)     In any case in which the employee has not been employed for a sufficient period to enable a calculation to be made under the preceding provisions of this Chapter, the amount of a week's pay is the amount which fairly represents a week's pay.

(2)     In determining that amount the [employment tribunal]—

(a)     shall apply as nearly as may be such of the preceding provisions of this Chapter as it considers appropriate, and

(b)     may have regard to such of the considerations specified in subsection (3) as it thinks fit.

(3)     The considerations referred to in subsection (2)(b) are—

(a)    

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