Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2009

Public bill · Government · Presented

The measure would strengthen the system for setting legally recognised pay and conditions through employment agreements and sector-wide orders, requiring the Minister to confirm new, changed or cancelled arrangements, subject to possible Oireachtas objection. It would require committees to consider workers’ and employers’ interests, economic conditions and national pay agreements, while improving consultation and allowing the Labour Court to hear objections before recommendations take effect. It would also allow vocational education committee staff, other than teachers, to use the State’s workplace dispute-resolution services, set a five-year limit and age cap for independent committee members, and update related employment-permit and working-time laws.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make further and better provision for promoting harmonious relations between workers and employers, to amend and extend the Industrial Relations Acts 1946 to 2004, to amend the Employment Permits Act 2006 and the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018