The Government is to introduce new legislative reforms over the medium term to enhance the rights of employees facing collective redundancies following insolvency.
In a new action plan, the Department of Enterprise and Employment says that in future workers affected by collective redundancy will in all cases have to receive 30 days notice.
The plan, provided by Ministers to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu)earlier this week states: As matters stand, collective redundancies cannot take effect until after a statutory 30-day period of notification to employees. By virtue of an exemption contained in section 14(3) of the Protection of Employment Act 1977, this provision does not apply to collective redundancies precipitated by insol…
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