Workplace Relations Bill 2014
Public bill · Government · Presented
Creates a single Workplace Relations Commission to handle employment, equality and industrial-relations complaints, replacing several existing bodies, with appeals going mainly to an expanded Labour Court. It aims to make disputes faster and simpler to resolve, while strengthening workplace inspections, penalties and enforcement of decisions.
Formal long title
Bill entitled an Act to make provision as respects the resolution, mediation and adjudication of disputes and complaints relating to contraventions of, or entitlements under, certain enactments governing the employment relationship between employers and employees; for that purpose, to provide for the establishment of a body to be known as the Workplace Relations Commission; to provide for the dissolution of the Labour Relations Commission and the transfer of its functions to the aforementioned body; to provide for the dissolution of the Employment Appeals Tribunal and the transfer of its functions first instance to the aforementioned body and its appellate functions to the Labour Court; to provide for the transfer of the functions of the Director of the Equality Tribunal to the aforementioned body; to provide for the repeal of certain enactments; to provide for the amendment of certain enactments; and to provide for matters connected therewith
Last updated 12 April 2018
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- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad (Resumed) Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: From the Seanad Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages Seanad
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) Seanad
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Committee Stage Seanad
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage Seanad
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Order for Report Stage Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Report Stage Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Order for Second Stage Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) Dáil
- Workplace Relations Bill 2014: Referral to Select Committee Dáil